Immigrants from Western Africa vs Scotch-Irish Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,735,859 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.289 and weighted average of 22.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,535,842 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.492 and weighted average of 28.5%, a difference of 29.1%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	3.6%	2.8%
Maximum	36.5%	95.6%
Range	33.0%	92.8%
Mean	19.4%	37.5%
Median	20.3%	31.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	16.0%	28.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	22.6%	42.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	13.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	18.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.7%	18.4%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tohono O'odham (22.1%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cameroon (22.2%, a difference of 0.52%), Bangladeshi (22.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Nepalese (22.2%, a difference of 0.76%), and Ethiopian (21.8%, a difference of 0.98%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Sierra Leoneans	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 21.4%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 21.5%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 21.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 21.7%
Blacks/African Americans	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 21.7%
Ethiopians	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 21.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 22.0%
Tohono O'odham	100.0 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 22.1%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	100.0 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 22.2%
Bangladeshis	100.0 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 22.2%
Nepalese	100.0 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 22.2%
Immigrants \| Zaire	100.0 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 22.3%
Immigrants \| Ghana	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 22.3%
Ghanaians	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 22.3%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Canada (28.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Northern Europe (28.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Netherlands (28.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from South Africa (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Slovenes	0.3 /100 \| #295	Tragic 28.3%
Northern Europeans	0.3 /100 \| #296	Tragic 28.3%
Immigrants \| North America	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 28.4%
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Canada	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 28.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 28.5%
Irish	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 28.5%
Whites/Caucasians	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 28.5%
Poles	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 28.5%
Macedonians	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 28.6%