Irish vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 576,308,045 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.350 and weighted average of 28.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,249,017 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.216 and weighted average of 24.7%, a difference of 15.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from Costa Rica
Minimum	0.99%	6.0%
Maximum	86.1%	62.8%
Range	85.1%	56.8%
Mean	32.8%	27.1%
Median	29.9%	25.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	26.5%	20.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	34.7%	31.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.2%	11.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.9%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.9%	11.2%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Irish by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Scotch-Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Canada (28.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Northern Europe (28.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Netherlands (28.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from South Africa (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Northern Europeans	0.3 /100 \| #296	Tragic 28.3%
Immigrants \| North America	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 28.4%
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Canada	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 28.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 28.5%
Irish	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 28.5%
Whites/Caucasians	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 28.5%
Poles	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 28.5%
Macedonians	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 28.6%
Finns	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 28.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Colombian (24.7%, a difference of 0.0%), Mexican American Indian (24.7%, a difference of 0.040%), South American Indian (24.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Philippines (24.7%, a difference of 0.15%), and Alsatian (24.7%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Spanish Americans	93.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	93.8 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 24.6%
German Russians	93.7 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Central America	93.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 24.6%
Yup'ik	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 24.7%
Alsatians	93.2 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.0 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	92.4 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 24.7%
Colombians	92.4 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 24.7%
Mexican American Indians	92.2 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 24.7%
South American Indians	92.0 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 24.7%
Armenians	91.3 /100 \| #136	Exceptional 24.8%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	90.9 /100 \| #137	Exceptional 24.8%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	90.1 /100 \| #138	Exceptional 24.8%
Hispanics or Latinos	89.5 /100 \| #139	Excellent 24.9%