Immigrants from Ireland vs Pennsylvania German Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,648,887 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.130 and weighted average of 26.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,865,703 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.161 and weighted average of 30.7%, a difference of 14.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ireland	Pennsylvania German
Minimum	0.77%	5.6%
Maximum	64.9%	75.6%
Range	64.1%	70.1%
Mean	30.6%	38.1%
Median	29.0%	35.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	24.2%	29.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	39.1%	48.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	14.9%	18.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.7%	13.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	14.6%	13.6%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ireland by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Argentina (26.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Asian (26.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Spaniard (27.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Turkey (27.0%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Asia (27.0%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	9.1 /100 \| #218	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Poland	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Latvia	8.9 /100 \| #220	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Spain	8.5 /100 \| #221	Tragic 26.8%
Bolivians	8.3 /100 \| #222	Tragic 26.8%
Jordanians	8.0 /100 \| #223	Tragic 26.8%
Immigrants \| Argentina	7.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 26.8%
Immigrants \| Ireland	6.5 /100 \| #225	Tragic 26.9%
Asians	5.9 /100 \| #226	Tragic 26.9%
Spaniards	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Turkey	5.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Asia	5.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 27.0%
Ottawa	5.3 /100 \| #230	Tragic 27.0%
Bhutanese	5.3 /100 \| #231	Tragic 27.0%
Argentineans	5.2 /100 \| #232	Tragic 27.0%

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Thai (30.5%, a difference of 0.77%), Danish (31.0%, a difference of 0.84%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (31.0%, a difference of 0.97%), Swiss (30.0%, a difference of 2.5%), and Immigrants from India (31.5%, a difference of 2.7%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%
Dutch	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 29.6%
Filipinos	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 29.7%
Iranians	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 29.7%
Swiss	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 30.0%
Thais	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 30.5%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 30.7%
Danes	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 31.0%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 31.0%
Immigrants \| India	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 31.5%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 33.9%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 38.7%