Immigrants vs Scandinavian Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 574,033,804 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.445 and weighted average of 25.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 471,744,681 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.156 and weighted average of 29.1%, a difference of 15.8%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants	Scandinavian
Minimum	14.2%	4.8%
Maximum	33.3%	78.5%
Range	19.1%	73.7%
Mean	24.8%	34.9%
Median	25.2%	33.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.8%	28.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	27.7%	40.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	12.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.8%	12.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.8%	12.6%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Immigrants from Peru (25.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Taiwanese (25.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Uruguayan (25.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Iroquois (25.1%, a difference of 0.19%), and Malaysian (25.0%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Uganda	88.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 24.9%
Chippewa	86.9 /100 \| #144	Excellent 25.0%
Comanche	85.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 25.0%
South Americans	85.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 25.0%
Malaysians	84.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 25.0%
Iroquois	83.9 /100 \| #148	Excellent 25.1%
Immigrants \| Peru	82.6 /100 \| #149	Excellent 25.1%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	82.3 /100 \| #150	Excellent 25.1%
Taiwanese	81.6 /100 \| #151	Excellent 25.1%
Uruguayans	81.3 /100 \| #152	Excellent 25.2%
Blackfeet	78.1 /100 \| #153	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	78.1 /100 \| #154	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	77.7 /100 \| #155	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Mexico	76.4 /100 \| #156	Good 25.3%
Costa Ricans	75.8 /100 \| #157	Good 25.3%

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Immigrants from Iran (29.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Scottish (29.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Belgium (29.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Hungarian (29.0%, a difference of 0.24%), and German (29.2%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Welsh	0.1 /100 \| #321	Tragic 28.9%
Immigrants \| Singapore	0.1 /100 \| #322	Tragic 28.9%
Norwegians	0.1 /100 \| #323	Tragic 29.0%
Croatians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 29.0%
Hungarians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Belgium	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Iran	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 29.1%
Scandinavians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 29.1%
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 29.1%
Germans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 29.2%
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 29.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
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%