Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from Scotland Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,865,703 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.161 and weighted average of 30.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 196,317,574 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.345 and weighted average of 28.7%, a difference of 6.9%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Pennsylvania German	Immigrants from Scotland
Minimum	5.6%	3.7%
Maximum	75.6%	70.5%
Range	70.1%	66.8%
Mean	38.1%	31.2%
Median	35.6%	31.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	29.1%	24.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	48.0%	35.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	18.9%	10.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.8%	12.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.6%	12.6%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Thai (30.5%, a difference of 0.77%), Danish (31.0%, a difference of 0.84%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (31.0%, a difference of 0.97%), Swiss (30.0%, a difference of 2.5%), and Immigrants from India (31.5%, a difference of 2.7%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%
Dutch	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 29.6%
Filipinos	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 29.7%
Iranians	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 29.7%
Swiss	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 30.0%
Thais	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 30.5%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 30.7%
Danes	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 31.0%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 31.0%
Immigrants \| India	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 31.5%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 33.9%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 38.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Scotland by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are Maltese (28.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Lithuanian (28.7%, a difference of 0.060%), French (28.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Belgian (28.8%, a difference of 0.17%), and Basque (28.8%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
Finns	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 28.6%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 28.6%
Eastern Europeans	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 28.6%
French	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 28.7%
Immigrants \| Scotland	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 28.7%
Maltese	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 28.7%
Lithuanians	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 28.7%
Belgians	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 28.8%
Basques	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 28.8%
Slovaks	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 28.9%
British	0.1 /100 \| #320	Tragic 28.9%
Welsh	0.1 /100 \| #321	Tragic 28.9%