Immigrants from Western Europe vs Irish Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,955,315 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Europe and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.559 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 563,529,593 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.712 and weighted average of 4.2%, a difference of 10.8%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Europe are Yugoslavian (4.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Europe (4.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Native Hawaiian (4.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Asian (4.7%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Belgium (4.6%, a difference of 0.65%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Dutch (4.2%, a difference of 0.23%), Greek (4.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Estonian (4.2%, a difference of 0.59%), Finnish (4.2%, a difference of 0.67%), and European (4.2%, a difference of 0.80%).