Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Africa 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 469,401,841 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.670 and weighted average of $46,564, a difference of 3.6%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Africa
Minimum	$2,499	$3,500
Maximum	$74,508	$54,639
Range	$72,009	$51,139
Mean	$38,268	$41,149
Median	$39,708	$43,417
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$32,986	$37,567
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$43,991	$46,460
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,005	$8,893
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,720	$9,174
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,639	$9,120

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 Africa by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Immigrants from South America ($46,548, a difference of 0.030%), Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.18%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.20%), and Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399