Immigrants from Scotland vs Irish Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 196,389,390 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.253 and weighted average of $50,741. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 579,915,662 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Irish and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.260 and weighted average of $47,276, a difference of 7.3%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Scotland	Irish
Minimum	$19,118	$11,055
Maximum	$104,015	$83,906
Range	$84,897	$72,851
Mean	$50,819	$47,509
Median	$51,683	$48,301
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$41,420	$41,366
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$56,954	$56,002
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$15,534	$14,636
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$14,157	$12,668
Standard Deviation (Population)	$14,040	$12,626

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Scotland by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are South African ($50,752, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional $51,068
Mongolians	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional $51,038
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional $50,991
Immigrants \| Ukraine	99.8 /100 \| #71	Exceptional $50,984
Immigrants \| Egypt	99.8 /100 \| #72	Exceptional $50,901
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.8 /100 \| #73	Exceptional $50,818
South Africans	99.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional $50,752
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional $50,741
Immigrants \| Italy	99.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional $50,581
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional $50,549
Argentineans	99.6 /100 \| #78	Exceptional $50,399
Laotians	99.6 /100 \| #79	Exceptional $50,343
Ukrainians	99.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional $50,320
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional $50,280
Immigrants \| Moldova	99.5 /100 \| #82	Exceptional $50,274

Demographics Similar to Irish by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Immigrants from Vietnam ($47,282, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Portugal ($47,304, a difference of 0.060%), Czech ($47,221, a difference of 0.12%), Slovak ($47,095, a difference of 0.38%), and Slavic ($47,470, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916