Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from South Africa 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 233,296,995 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of $51,850, a difference of 15.4%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	$2,499	$24,853
Maximum	$74,508	$94,663
Range	$72,009	$69,810
Mean	$38,268	$51,765
Median	$39,708	$48,953
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$32,986	$37,328
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$43,991	$61,361
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,005	$24,033
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,720	$17,731
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,639	$17,460

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 South Africa by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Austria ($51,826, a difference of 0.050%), Estonian ($51,772, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Norway ($51,758, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Indonesia ($51,715, a difference of 0.26%), and Egyptian ($51,701, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Malaysia	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional $52,514
Bulgarians	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional $52,512
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional $52,361
Bhutanese	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional $52,297
Australians	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional $52,294
Immigrants \| Europe	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional $52,195
Bolivians	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional $52,005
Immigrants \| South Africa	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional $51,850
Immigrants \| Austria	99.9 /100 \| #51	Exceptional $51,826
Estonians	99.9 /100 \| #52	Exceptional $51,772
Immigrants \| Norway	99.9 /100 \| #53	Exceptional $51,758
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.9 /100 \| #54	Exceptional $51,715
Egyptians	99.9 /100 \| #55	Exceptional $51,701
Immigrants \| Pakistan	99.9 /100 \| #56	Exceptional $51,693
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.9 /100 \| #57	Exceptional $51,624

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Malaysia	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional $52,514
Bulgarians	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional $52,512
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional $52,361
Bhutanese	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional $52,297
Australians	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional $52,294
Immigrants \| Europe	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional $52,195
Bolivians	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional $52,005
Immigrants \| South Africa	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional $51,850
Immigrants \| Austria	99.9 /100 \| #51	Exceptional $51,826
Estonians	99.9 /100 \| #52	Exceptional $51,772
Immigrants \| Norway	99.9 /100 \| #53	Exceptional $51,758
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.9 /100 \| #54	Exceptional $51,715
Egyptians	99.9 /100 \| #55	Exceptional $51,701
Immigrants \| Pakistan	99.9 /100 \| #56	Exceptional $51,693
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.9 /100 \| #57	Exceptional $51,624