Scotch-Irish vs Northern European 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 406,105,495 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.282 and weighted average of $47,698, a difference of 12.1%.

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 Northern Europeans are Croatian ($47,742, a difference of 0.090%), Italian ($47,574, a difference of 0.26%), Macedonian ($47,573, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Moldova ($47,489, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe ($47,394, a difference of 0.64%).