Scotch-Irish vs Eastern European Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,816,006 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.238 and weighted average of $42,563. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 461,273,443 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.090 and weighted average of $55,780, a difference of 31.0%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Dutch ($42,605, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Kenya ($42,661, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Fiji ($42,694, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Portugal ($42,412, a difference of 0.36%), and Barbadian ($42,406, a difference of 0.37%).

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Okinawan ($55,817, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Sweden ($55,582, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from India ($55,268, a difference of 0.93%), Immigrants from Belgium ($55,082, a difference of 1.3%), and Immigrants from Ireland ($56,584, a difference of 1.4%).