Immigrants from Portugal vs Spanish Associate's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,792,107 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.556 and weighted average of 40.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 422,178,546 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Spanish and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.270 and weighted average of 44.4%, a difference of 10.6%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Spanish
Minimum	10.6%	1.2%
Maximum	69.0%	78.7%
Range	58.4%	77.5%
Mean	35.1%	33.1%
Median	36.6%	33.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	24.6%	24.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	44.5%	40.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	19.9%	16.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.8%	14.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.7%	14.1%

Similar Demographics by Associate's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Micronesia (40.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (40.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Bangladeshi (40.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Ottawa (40.3%, a difference of 0.34%), and Haitian (40.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 40.5%
Potawatomi	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 40.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 40.4%
Blackfeet	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 40.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 40.3%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #279	Tragic 40.3%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #280	Tragic 40.2%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.1 /100 \| #281	Tragic 40.1%
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #282	Tragic 40.0%
Haitians	0.1 /100 \| #283	Tragic 40.0%
Comanche	0.1 /100 \| #284	Tragic 39.9%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.1 /100 \| #285	Tragic 39.9%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 39.7%
Aleuts	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 39.6%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 39.5%

Demographics Similar to Spanish by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish are Immigrants (44.5%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Nigeria (44.6%, a difference of 0.43%), White/Caucasian (44.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Portuguese (44.1%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Panama (44.7%, a difference of 0.61%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Immigrants \| Zaire	16.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 45.0%
French Canadians	15.0 /100 \| #212	Poor 44.9%
Immigrants \| Ghana	14.2 /100 \| #213	Poor 44.8%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	12.7 /100 \| #214	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.4 /100 \| #215	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.4 /100 \| #216	Poor 44.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	10.5 /100 \| #217	Poor 44.5%
Spanish	9.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 44.4%
Whites/Caucasians	7.5 /100 \| #219	Tragic 44.2%
Portuguese	7.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 44.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	6.6 /100 \| #221	Tragic 44.1%
Barbadians	5.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 43.9%
Sub-Saharan Africans	5.5 /100 \| #223	Tragic 43.9%
West Indians	5.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 43.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	4.8 /100 \| #225	Tragic 43.8%