Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Caribbean Median Earnings

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. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 450,013,484 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.607 and weighted average of $41,119, a difference of 9.2%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Caribbean
Minimum	$2,499	$21,741
Maximum	$74,508	$51,911
Range	$72,009	$30,170
Mean	$38,268	$37,958
Median	$39,708	$37,629
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$32,986	$33,921
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$43,991	$41,541
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,005	$7,620
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,720	$5,439
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,639	$5,421

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

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

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Caribbean by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are Immigrants from Micronesia ($41,133, a difference of 0.030%), Ute ($41,051, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Latin America ($41,049, a difference of 0.17%), Guatemalan ($41,205, a difference of 0.21%), and Cherokee ($41,252, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.1 /100 \| #292	Tragic $41,448
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.1 /100 \| #293	Tragic $41,325
Potawatomi	0.1 /100 \| #294	Tragic $41,288
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #295	Tragic $41,263
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #296	Tragic $41,252
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #297	Tragic $41,205
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic $41,133
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic $41,119
Ute	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic $41,051
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic $41,049
Shoshone	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic $40,932
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic $40,918
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic $40,851
Chickasaw	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic $40,672
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic $40,647