Immigrants from Ireland vs European Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,778,427 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.186 and weighted average of $56,584. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 561,881,498 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Europeans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.110 and weighted average of $45,836, a difference of 23.4%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Hong Kong ($56,709, a difference of 0.22%), Okinawan ($55,817, a difference of 1.4%), Immigrants from Israel ($57,384, a difference of 1.4%), Eastern European ($55,780, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from Sweden ($55,582, a difference of 1.8%).

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Europeans are Lebanese ($45,840, a difference of 0.010%), Moroccan ($45,854, a difference of 0.040%), Canadian ($45,858, a difference of 0.050%), Zimbabwean ($45,804, a difference of 0.070%), and Palestinian ($45,790, a difference of 0.10%).