Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Central America Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,498,961 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of $44,924. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,322,180 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.842 and weighted average of $39,762, a difference of 13.0%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Central America
Minimum	$2,499	$9,917
Maximum	$74,508	$48,696
Range	$72,009	$38,779
Mean	$38,268	$33,043
Median	$39,708	$32,380
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$32,986	$28,620
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$43,991	$38,496
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,005	$9,875
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,720	$8,045
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,639	$8,012

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Western Africa ($44,893, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.14%), Japanese ($44,825, a difference of 0.22%), Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Nigeria ($45,030, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bahamian ($39,735, a difference of 0.070%), Ottawa ($39,721, a difference of 0.10%), Mexican ($39,834, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Bahamas ($39,861, a difference of 0.25%), and Creek ($39,648, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic $40,233
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic $40,195
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic $40,193
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic $40,107
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic $40,085
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic $39,861
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic $39,834
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic $39,762
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic $39,735
Ottawa	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic $39,721
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic $39,648
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic $39,540
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic $39,523
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic $39,448
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic $39,232