Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Eastern Europe Median Household Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,026,119 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.113 and weighted average of $80,972. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 475,370,046 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.647 and weighted average of $93,051, a difference of 14.9%.

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Malaysian ($81,064, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Panama ($80,873, a difference of 0.12%), Guyanese ($80,734, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from El Salvador ($81,213, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh ($80,722, a difference of 0.31%).

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Tongan ($93,076, a difference of 0.030%), Sri Lankan ($93,093, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Bulgaria ($93,148, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Spain ($92,732, a difference of 0.34%), and South African ($93,379, a difference of 0.35%).