Immigrants from Western Europe vs Scotch-Irish Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,982,841 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Europe and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.483 and weighted average of $50,549. 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 12.5%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Europe are Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.060%), Argentinean ($50,399, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.38%), South African ($50,752, a difference of 0.40%), and Laotian ($50,343, a difference of 0.41%).

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%).