Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Eastern Europe Median Family Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 547,821,252 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and median family income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.179 and weighted average of $99,591. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 475,294,506 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and median family income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.589 and weighted average of $112,527, a difference of 13.0%.

In terms of median family income, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are White/Caucasian ($99,800, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Thailand ($99,840, a difference of 0.25%), Spanish ($99,977, a difference of 0.39%), Yugoslavian ($100,119, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Africa ($100,256, a difference of 0.67%).

In terms of median family income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Argentinean ($112,665, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Western Europe ($112,688, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Canada ($112,374, a difference of 0.14%), Italian ($112,372, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Croatia ($112,323, a difference of 0.18%).