Immigrants from Eastern Europe vs Bulgarian Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 475,258,963 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.133 and weighted average of 26.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 205,588,270 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Bulgarians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.280 and weighted average of 27.8%, a difference of 5.5%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eastern Europe	Bulgarian
Minimum	2.8%	1.9%
Maximum	56.5%	68.2%
Range	53.8%	66.3%
Mean	26.6%	30.9%
Median	26.8%	29.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.6%	23.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	28.9%	35.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.3%	11.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.4%	12.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.3%	12.5%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Laotian (26.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Syria (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (26.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Delaware (26.3%, a difference of 0.17%), and Dutch West Indian (26.3%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Western Asia	21.7 /100 \| #196	Fair 26.3%
Zimbabweans	21.6 /100 \| #197	Fair 26.3%
Venezuelans	21.5 /100 \| #198	Fair 26.3%
Dutch West Indians	21.0 /100 \| #199	Fair 26.3%
Delaware	20.9 /100 \| #200	Fair 26.3%
Immigrants \| Syria	19.3 /100 \| #201	Poor 26.4%
Laotians	19.2 /100 \| #202	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	19.2 /100 \| #203	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Russia	19.0 /100 \| #204	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 26.4%
Indians (Asian)	16.5 /100 \| #206	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	15.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 26.5%
Egyptians	12.7 /100 \| #208	Poor 26.6%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	12.6 /100 \| #209	Poor 26.6%
Arabs	12.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 26.6%

Demographics Similar to Bulgarians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Bulgarians are American (27.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Korea (27.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Japan (27.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Lebanese (27.9%, a difference of 0.15%), and Latvian (27.9%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Hmong	1.0 /100 \| #266	Tragic 27.7%
Turks	1.0 /100 \| #267	Tragic 27.7%
New Zealanders	1.0 /100 \| #268	Tragic 27.7%
Potawatomi	0.9 /100 \| #269	Tragic 27.7%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	0.9 /100 \| #270	Tragic 27.8%
Ute	0.8 /100 \| #271	Tragic 27.8%
Immigrants \| Korea	0.8 /100 \| #272	Tragic 27.8%
Bulgarians	0.7 /100 \| #273	Tragic 27.8%
Americans	0.7 /100 \| #274	Tragic 27.8%
Immigrants \| Japan	0.7 /100 \| #275	Tragic 27.9%
Lebanese	0.7 /100 \| #276	Tragic 27.9%
Latvians	0.7 /100 \| #277	Tragic 27.9%
Immigrants \| England	0.6 /100 \| #278	Tragic 27.9%
Romanians	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 28.0%
Russians	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 28.0%