Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from Laos Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,865,703 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.161 and weighted average of 30.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,434,388 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.234 and weighted average of 23.8%, a difference of 28.9%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Pennsylvania German	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	5.6%	3.0%
Maximum	75.6%	71.7%
Range	70.1%	68.7%
Mean	38.1%	27.0%
Median	35.6%	24.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	29.1%	20.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	48.0%	29.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	18.9%	9.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.8%	13.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.6%	13.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Thai (30.5%, a difference of 0.77%), Danish (31.0%, a difference of 0.84%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (31.0%, a difference of 0.97%), Swiss (30.0%, a difference of 2.5%), and Immigrants from India (31.5%, a difference of 2.7%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%
Dutch	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 29.6%
Filipinos	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 29.7%
Iranians	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 29.7%
Swiss	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 30.0%
Thais	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 30.5%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 30.7%
Danes	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 31.0%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 31.0%
Immigrants \| India	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 31.5%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 33.9%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 38.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Japanese (23.8%, a difference of 0.14%), Tsimshian (23.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Yakama (23.7%, a difference of 0.30%), Aleut (23.7%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Latin America (23.7%, a difference of 0.39%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Cape Verdeans	99.4 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 23.6%
Kiowa	99.4 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 23.6%
Immigrants \| Sudan	99.4 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 23.6%
Immigrants \| Latin America	99.2 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 23.7%
Aleuts	99.2 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 23.7%
Yakama	99.2 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 23.7%
Japanese	99.1 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 23.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	99.0 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 23.8%
Tsimshian	98.9 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 23.9%
Tlingit-Haida	98.7 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 24.0%
Moroccans	98.6 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 24.0%
Sudanese	98.6 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 24.0%
Yaqui	98.4 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 24.0%
Immigrants \| Albania	98.4 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 24.0%
Ugandans	98.3 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 24.1%