Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from North America 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 462,474,558 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.241 and weighted average of $49,302, a difference of 15.8%.

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 Immigrants from North America are Immigrants from Hungary ($49,303, a difference of 0.0%), Greek ($49,309, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe ($49,316, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Canada ($49,412, a difference of 0.22%), and Mongolian ($49,173, a difference of 0.26%).