Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Western Asia 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 404,096,096 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.592 and weighted average of $90,005, a difference of 11.2%.

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 Western Asia are Immigrants from Northern Africa ($90,026, a difference of 0.020%), Native Hawaiian ($89,919, a difference of 0.10%), Taiwanese ($89,900, a difference of 0.12%), Syrian ($89,830, a difference of 0.19%), and Peruvian ($90,261, a difference of 0.28%).