Black/African American vs Immigrants from Portugal 12th Grade, No Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 566,032,166 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population with at least 12th grade (no diploma) education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.375 and weighted average of 89.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,792,669 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least 12th grade (no diploma) education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.349 and weighted average of 87.6%, a difference of 1.8%.

In terms of 12th grade, no diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Bangladeshi (89.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Malaysian (89.2%, a difference of 0.010%), U.S. Virgin Islander (89.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (89.3%, a difference of 0.080%), and West Indian (89.3%, a difference of 0.10%).

In terms of 12th grade, no diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Native/Alaskan (87.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Yup'ik (87.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Armenia (87.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Dominica (87.7%, a difference of 0.11%), and Immigrants from Cuba (87.5%, a difference of 0.12%).