Irish vs Immigrants from Ireland 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 240,648,887 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.130 and weighted average of 26.9%, a difference of 5.9%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from Ireland
Minimum	0.99%	0.77%
Maximum	86.1%	64.9%
Range	85.1%	64.1%
Mean	32.8%	30.6%
Median	29.9%	29.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	26.5%	24.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	34.7%	39.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.2%	14.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.9%	14.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.9%	14.6%

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 Ireland by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Argentina (26.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Asian (26.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Spaniard (27.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Turkey (27.0%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Asia (27.0%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	9.1 /100 \| #218	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Poland	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Latvia	8.9 /100 \| #220	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Spain	8.5 /100 \| #221	Tragic 26.8%
Bolivians	8.3 /100 \| #222	Tragic 26.8%
Jordanians	8.0 /100 \| #223	Tragic 26.8%
Immigrants \| Argentina	7.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 26.8%
Immigrants \| Ireland	6.5 /100 \| #225	Tragic 26.9%
Asians	5.9 /100 \| #226	Tragic 26.9%
Spaniards	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Turkey	5.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Asia	5.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 27.0%
Ottawa	5.3 /100 \| #230	Tragic 27.0%
Bhutanese	5.3 /100 \| #231	Tragic 27.0%
Argentineans	5.2 /100 \| #232	Tragic 27.0%