Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone 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 101,648,548 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.272 and weighted average of $47,875, a difference of 6.6%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	$2,499	$18,466
Maximum	$74,508	$67,883
Range	$72,009	$49,417
Mean	$38,268	$47,536
Median	$39,708	$46,582
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$32,986	$42,603
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$43,991	$51,717
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,005	$9,114
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,720	$8,851
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,639	$8,787

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 Sierra Leone by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Ugandan ($47,854, a difference of 0.040%), Swedish ($47,851, a difference of 0.050%), Taiwanese ($47,902, a difference of 0.060%), European ($47,915, a difference of 0.080%), and Canadian ($47,911, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Sri Lankans	90.5 /100 \| #134	Exceptional $48,040
Portuguese	90.4 /100 \| #135	Exceptional $48,032
Slovenes	90.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent $47,995
Immigrants \| Nepal	89.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent $47,925
Europeans	88.9 /100 \| #138	Excellent $47,915
Canadians	88.8 /100 \| #139	Excellent $47,911
Taiwanese	88.7 /100 \| #140	Excellent $47,902
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	88.3 /100 \| #141	Excellent $47,875
Ugandans	88.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent $47,854
Swedes	88.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent $47,851
Hungarians	87.1 /100 \| #144	Excellent $47,795
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	85.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent $47,704
Immigrants \| Chile	85.5 /100 \| #146	Excellent $47,697
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	85.0 /100 \| #147	Excellent $47,671
Immigrants \| Eritrea	84.8 /100 \| #148	Excellent $47,657