Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Northern Europe 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 477,262,746 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Europe and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.385 and weighted average of $54,159, a difference of 27.2%.

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 Northern Europe are Soviet Union ($54,202, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from China ($54,264, a difference of 0.19%), Thai ($54,307, a difference of 0.27%), Indian (Asian) ($53,874, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Eastern Asia ($53,806, a difference of 0.66%).