Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Scotch-Irish Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,648,548 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.272 and weighted average of $47,875. 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 6.6%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	$18,466	$2,499
Maximum	$67,883	$74,508
Range	$49,417	$72,009
Mean	$47,536	$38,268
Median	$46,582	$39,708
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$42,603	$32,986
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$51,717	$43,991
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,114	$11,005
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,851	$12,720
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,787	$12,639

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Ugandan ($47,854, a difference of 0.040%), Swedish ($47,851, a difference of 0.050%), Taiwanese ($47,902, a difference of 0.060%), European ($47,915, a difference of 0.080%), and Canadian ($47,911, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Sri Lankans	90.5 /100 \| #134	Exceptional $48,040
Portuguese	90.4 /100 \| #135	Exceptional $48,032
Slovenes	90.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent $47,995
Immigrants \| Nepal	89.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent $47,925
Europeans	88.9 /100 \| #138	Excellent $47,915
Canadians	88.8 /100 \| #139	Excellent $47,911
Taiwanese	88.7 /100 \| #140	Excellent $47,902
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	88.3 /100 \| #141	Excellent $47,875
Ugandans	88.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent $47,854
Swedes	88.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent $47,851
Hungarians	87.1 /100 \| #144	Excellent $47,795
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	85.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent $47,704
Immigrants \| Chile	85.5 /100 \| #146	Excellent $47,697
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	85.0 /100 \| #147	Excellent $47,671
Immigrants \| Eritrea	84.8 /100 \| #148	Excellent $47,657

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