Immigrants from Ireland vs Immigrants from South America 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 486,454,612 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.078 and weighted average of $44,068, a difference of 28.4%.

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 Immigrants from South America are Swiss ($44,076, a difference of 0.020%), Costa Rican ($44,090, a difference of 0.050%), Danish ($44,095, a difference of 0.060%), South American ($44,114, a difference of 0.10%), and Sri Lankan ($44,014, a difference of 0.12%).