Immigrants from Ireland vs Syrian Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,648,887 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.130 and weighted average of 26.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 266,238,667 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.081 and weighted average of 27.6%, a difference of 2.5%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ireland	Syrian
Minimum	0.77%	7.1%
Maximum	64.9%	58.7%
Range	64.1%	51.6%
Mean	30.6%	31.3%
Median	29.0%	28.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	24.2%	25.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	39.1%	38.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	14.9%	12.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.7%	11.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	14.6%	11.6%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ireland by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Argentina (26.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Asian (26.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Spaniard (27.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Turkey (27.0%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Asia (27.0%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	9.1 /100 \| #218	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Poland	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Latvia	8.9 /100 \| #220	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Spain	8.5 /100 \| #221	Tragic 26.8%
Bolivians	8.3 /100 \| #222	Tragic 26.8%
Jordanians	8.0 /100 \| #223	Tragic 26.8%
Immigrants \| Argentina	7.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 26.8%
Immigrants \| Ireland	6.5 /100 \| #225	Tragic 26.9%
Asians	5.9 /100 \| #226	Tragic 26.9%
Spaniards	5.6 /100 \| #227	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Turkey	5.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Asia	5.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 27.0%
Ottawa	5.3 /100 \| #230	Tragic 27.0%
Bhutanese	5.3 /100 \| #231	Tragic 27.0%
Argentineans	5.2 /100 \| #232	Tragic 27.0%

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Immigrants from Lebanon (27.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Germany (27.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Tongan (27.5%, a difference of 0.37%), Icelander (27.5%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Switzerland (27.7%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Cherokee	1.9 /100 \| #256	Tragic 27.4%
Luxembourgers	1.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 27.4%
Slavs	1.8 /100 \| #258	Tragic 27.4%
Icelanders	1.8 /100 \| #259	Tragic 27.5%
Tongans	1.7 /100 \| #260	Tragic 27.5%
Immigrants \| Germany	1.5 /100 \| #261	Tragic 27.5%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	1.5 /100 \| #262	Tragic 27.5%
Syrians	1.4 /100 \| #263	Tragic 27.6%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	1.0 /100 \| #264	Tragic 27.7%
Serbians	1.0 /100 \| #265	Tragic 27.7%
Hmong	1.0 /100 \| #266	Tragic 27.7%
Turks	1.0 /100 \| #267	Tragic 27.7%
New Zealanders	1.0 /100 \| #268	Tragic 27.7%
Potawatomi	0.9 /100 \| #269	Tragic 27.7%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	0.9 /100 \| #270	Tragic 27.8%