Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Western 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 493,674,241 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Europe and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.610 and weighted average of $91,936, a difference of 13.5%.

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 Europe are Immigrants from Lebanon ($91,887, a difference of 0.050%), Romanian ($91,994, a difference of 0.060%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac ($91,991, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Vietnam ($91,987, a difference of 0.060%), and Immigrants from North America ($91,860, a difference of 0.080%).