Immigrants from Ireland vs Black/African American Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,778,427 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.186 and weighted average of $56,584. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,923,865 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.866 and weighted average of $35,564, a difference of 59.1%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Hong Kong ($56,709, a difference of 0.22%), Okinawan ($55,817, a difference of 1.4%), Immigrants from Israel ($57,384, a difference of 1.4%), Eastern European ($55,780, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from Sweden ($55,582, a difference of 1.8%).

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Creek ($35,546, a difference of 0.050%), Hispanic or Latino ($35,688, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Congo ($35,720, a difference of 0.44%), Cheyenne ($35,276, a difference of 0.82%), and Bangladeshi ($35,897, a difference of 0.94%).