Immigrants from Portugal vs Scotch-Irish Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,787,782 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.214 and weighted average of $47,304. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,498,961 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of $44,924, a difference of 5.3%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	$21,818	$2,499
Maximum	$81,250	$74,508
Range	$59,432	$72,009
Mean	$46,644	$38,268
Median	$47,553	$39,708
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$40,436	$32,986
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$52,307	$43,991
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,871	$11,005
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$9,540	$12,720
Standard Deviation (Population)	$9,471	$12,639

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Vietnam ($47,282, a difference of 0.050%), Irish ($47,276, a difference of 0.060%), Czech ($47,221, a difference of 0.18%), Slavic ($47,470, a difference of 0.35%), and Slovak ($47,095, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	85.0 /100 \| #147	Excellent $47,671
Immigrants \| Eritrea	84.8 /100 \| #148	Excellent $47,657
Luxembourgers	84.5 /100 \| #149	Excellent $47,640
Peruvians	84.2 /100 \| #150	Excellent $47,628
Immigrants \| Oceania	84.1 /100 \| #151	Excellent $47,617
Immigrants \| Germany	83.1 /100 \| #152	Excellent $47,566
Slavs	81.1 /100 \| #153	Excellent $47,470
Immigrants \| Portugal	77.3 /100 \| #154	Good $47,304
Immigrants \| Vietnam	76.7 /100 \| #155	Good $47,282
Irish	76.6 /100 \| #156	Good $47,276
Czechs	75.1 /100 \| #157	Good $47,221
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Western Africa ($44,893, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.14%), Japanese ($44,825, a difference of 0.22%), Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Nigeria ($45,030, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552