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Dominant United States Influences

This hierarchy of dominance among demographic variables was generated from those used in the correlator as a guide to those seeking to achieve higher correlation coefficients. See our discoveries page for important discoveries made with this tool.

A dominance hierarchy is established by taking each variable and seeing how much other variables change along with it. The more other variables change along with it, on average, the more dominant that variable.

Squared correlations (coefficients of determination) are averaged rather than correlations themselves so as to estimate the portion of variance in all variables explained by that variable.

District of Columbia is excluded in these by-State correlations to improve the normality of the distributions and therefore their statistical significance.

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0.2059 HIVPositiveTestsPercapita2001
0.2 RussianPercapita1990
0.1983 FamiliesWithIncome125000to149999PercapitaIn1990
0.1955 MothersAgeAtFirstLiveBirth1980
0.1945 FamiliesWithIncome100000to124999PercapitaIn1990
0.194 MothersAgeAtFirstLiveBirth1990
0.1935 FamiliesWithIncome10000to12499PercapitaIn1990
0.1933 FamiliesWithIncome75000to99999PercapitaIn1990
0.1928 JewishPercentOfWhites
0.1927 FamiliesWithIncome12500to14999PercapitaIn1990
0.1913 FamiliesWithIncome150000ormorePercapitaIn1990
0.1908 JewsPercapita1999
0.19 FamiliesWithIncome60000to74999PercapitaIn1990
0.1898 FamiliesWithIncome15000to17499PercapitaIn1990
0.1862 MothersAgeAtFirstLiveBirth1970
0.1857 MothersAgeAtFirstLiveBirth2000
0.1852 ImmigrantsNonWesternPercapita1998
0.1838 FamiliesWithIncome17500to19999PercapitaIn1990
0.1828 MedianFamilyIncome1990
0.1809 FamiliesWithIncome20000to22499PercapitaIn1990
0.1801 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1986
0.1779 AIDSTotalPercapitaThru2001
0.1759 FamiliesWithIncome55000to59999PercapitaIn1990
0.1756 ForeignBornPercapita1990
0.1743 FamiliesWithIncome5000to9999PercapitaIn1990
0.1725 ImmigrantsTotalPercapita1998
0.1718 LithuanianPercapita1990
0.1715 FamiliesWithIncome22500to24999PercapitaIn1990
0.1704 ItalianPercentOfWhites
0.1704 FamiliesWithIncomeLessthan5000PercapitaIn1990
0.1701 PublicEducationTeacherSalaries2000
0.1699 ImmigrantsChinaPercapita1998
0.1691 FamiliesWithIncome25000to27499PercapitaIn1990
0.1677 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1993
0.1637 ForeignBornPercapita2000
0.1619 FamiliesWithIncome50000to54999PercapitaIn1990
0.1608 ItalianPercapita1990
0.1608 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1990
0.1604 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1989
0.1601 FamiliesWithIncome27500to29999PercapitaIn1990
0.16 BlacksPercapita1990
0.16 BlackPercapita1990
0.1597 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1991
0.1587 SyphillisFemalePercapita1997
0.1569 BlacksOrHispanicsPercapita1990
0.1563 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1992
0.1558 West_IndianPercapita1990
0.1552 PolishPercapita1990
0.1545 RobberyPercapita2001
0.1545 InnerCityPercapita1990
0.1544 UkrainianPercapita1990
0.1541 GreekPercapita1990
0.1537 AustrianPercapita1990
0.1529 Unclassified_or_not_reportedPercapita1990
0.1515 ImmigrantsDominicanRepublicPercapita1998
0.1511 GonorrheaPercapita1999
0.1507 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1988
0.1507 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1987
0.1506 AbortionsPerFertileWoman1998
0.1506 AbortionsPercapita1998
0.1505 RomanianPercapita1990
0.1504 United_States_or_AmericanPercapita1990
0.1504 MothersAgeAtFirstLiveBirthIncrease1970to2000
0.1499 Race_or_Hispanic_origin_groupsPercapita1990
0.1487 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1986
0.1479 Asian_or_Pacific_IslanderPercapita1990
0.1477 BirthsPerAbortion1998
0.1452 SATWICHEParticipationRate2001
0.1446 SyphillisPercapita1997
0.1435 CostOfLivingRank2000
0.1434 IncarceratedPercapita1995
0.1433 SuburbanPercapita1990
0.1431 CostOfLivingComposite2000
0.1427 Other_groupsPercapita1990
0.1426 IncarceratedPercapita1983
0.1424 IncarceratedPercapita1996
0.1416 IncarceratedPercapita1994
0.1415 DoctorsPercapita1990
0.1413 FamiliesWithIncome47500to49999PercapitaIn1990
0.1408 SyphillisMalePercapita1997
0.1406 FamiliesWithIncome30000to32499PercapitaIn1990
0.1405 AlcoholAbstainersPercentage1995
0.1404 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1988
0.1401 IncarceratedPercapita1981
0.1398 MurderPercapita2001
0.1398 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1987
0.1397 IncarceratedPercapita1997
0.1393 IncarceratedPercapita1982
0.1392 IncarceratedPercapita1999
0.1391 IncarceratedPercapita1991
0.1391 IncarceratedPercapita1984
0.139 IncarceratedPercapita1993
0.1389 ImmigrantsJamaicaPercapita1998
0.1387 IncarceratedPercapita1992
0.1383 IncarceratedPercapita1990
0.1382 IncarceratedPercapita1998
0.138 RuralPercapita1990
0.1379 SARSSuspectCumulativePercapita2003
0.1373 ImmigrantsIndiaPercapita1998
0.1371 ImmigrantsPhilippinesPercapita1998
0.1367 IncarceratedPercapita1989
0.1365 PortuguesePercapita1990
0.1359 IncarceratedPercapita1985
0.1357 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1986
0.1355 IncarceratedPercapita1980
0.1354 IncarceratedPercapita2000
0.1354 FedExpendituresPerDollarOfTaxesSansDC2002
0.1354 FedExpendituresPerDollarOfTaxes2002
0.1343 H1BWithJobsPercapita1997
0.1338 Subsaharan_AfricanPercapita1990
0.1337 CanadianPercapita1990
0.1335 SwedishPercapita1990
0.1335 MarijuanaUsersPercapita1999
0.1335 IncarceratedPercapita1986
0.1333 PublicEducationExpenditurePerStudent1998
0.1328 IncarceratedPercapita1988
0.1327 CostOfLivingHealthCare2000
0.1321 IncarceratedPercapita1987
0.132 CostOfLivingHousing2000
0.1301 NorwegianPercapita1990
0.13 ViolentCrimePercapita2001
0.1295 GSPServicesPerGSP1999
0.128 FamiliesWithIncome32500to34999PercapitaIn1990
0.1271 NorwegianPercentOfWhites
0.1269 ImparingWaterPollutantsPesticidesAcresPercapita2003
0.1269 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1989
0.1262 FoodInsecureWithoutHungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting2000
0.1254 Age25To44Percentage2000
0.1249 GSPServicesPerGSP2000
0.123 ImparingWaterPollutantsSedimentationMilesPercapita2003
0.1221 FamiliesWithIncome45000to47499PercapitaIn1990
0.1216 FinnishPercapita1990
0.1215 CostOfLivingMisc2000
0.1213 BurglaryPercapita2001
0.1195 FoodInsecureWithOrWithoutHungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting2000
0.1187 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita2001
0.1186 ArabPercapita1990
0.1185 MotorVehicleTheftPercapita2001
0.1184 FedExpendituresPerDollarOfTaxesSansDC1992
0.1184 FedExpendituresPerDollarOfTaxes1992
0.1183 DanishPercapita1990
0.1182 HungarianPercapita1990
0.1162 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1996
0.1159 Scotch_IrishPercapita1990
0.1148 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1998
0.1145 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1997
0.1144 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1996
0.1137 WhitePercapita1990
0.1136 WhitesPercapita1990
0.1131 AirTrafficScheduledPassengersPercapita1999
0.1129 ChlamydiaPercapita1999
0.1109 SATIMeanVerbal1996
0.1104 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1997
0.1103 FemaleStateLegislatorsPercapita2001
0.1101 SATIMeanVerbal1991
0.1101 GSPIndustriesPerGSP1999
0.1099 SATIMeanVerbal2000
0.1097 WorkingParentsPercapita1990
0.1097 Other_racePercapita1990
0.1096 HispanicsPercapita1990
0.1092 AggravatedAssaultPercapita2001
0.1087 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita1999
0.1085 SATIMeanVerbal2001
0.1081 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita1998
0.108 SARSCumulativePercapita2003
0.1079 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1993
0.1077 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita1996
0.1074 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1997
0.1074 ImparingWaterPollutantsPesticidesMilesPercapita2003
0.107 SuicidesPercapita1999
0.1069 WorkingParentsPercapita2000
0.1062 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1991
0.1055 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1990
0.1053 AirTrafficScheduledMailTonsPercapita1999
0.1046 GSPIndustriesPerGSP2000
0.1043 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita1995
0.1038 SATIMeanMath1991
0.1024 CrimeIndexTotalPercapita2001
0.1017 CostOfLivingTransportation2000
0.101 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1995
0.101 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1992
0.101 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1990
0.1007 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1992
0.0999 CzechPercapita1990
0.0996 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1995
0.0996 FamiliesWithIncome42500to44999PercapitaIn1990
0.0989 FoodInsecureWithOrWithoutHungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting1996
0.0988 CostOfLivingUtilities2000
0.0985 FamiliesWithIncome35000to37499PercapitaIn1990
0.0984 SATIMeanMath1996
0.0984 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1991
0.0982 FoodInsecureWithoutHungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting1996
0.0969 SATIMeanMath2000
0.0967 FamiliesWithIncome37500to39999PercapitaIn1990
0.0965 Age18To24Percentage2000
0.0963 BelgianPercapita1990
0.0962 AirTrafficMailTonsPercapita1999
0.0957 GermanPercapita1990
0.0954 AirTrafficPassengersPercapita1999
0.0947 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1993
0.0946 CostOfLivingGroceryItems2000
0.094 SATIMeanMath2001
0.0938 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1994
0.0931 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1989
0.0926 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita1997
0.0925 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1991
0.0924 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1993
0.0923 PropertyCrimePercapita2001
0.092 CocaineUsersPercapita1999
0.0917 AlcoholConsumptionPercapita1995
0.0912 HateCrimeEstimatedPercapita2000
0.0901 SuicidesPercapita1990
0.0896 UFOReportsPercapitaPerSquareMilePerYear1941to1996
0.0896 ImparingWaterPollutantsOtherMilesPercapita2003
0.0892 GSPGovernmentPerGSP2000
0.0891 AutismPercapita2000SansOregonAndMass
0.0887 ActiveSPLCHateGroupsPercapita2000
0.0884 SwissPercapita1990
0.0881 ImparingWaterPollutantsToxicsMetalsInorganicsMilesPercapita2003
0.088 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1995
0.0876 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1998
0.0872 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1992
0.0872 American_Indian_Eskimo_or_AleutPercapita1990
0.0871 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1994
0.0869 FamiliesWithIncome40000to42499PercapitaIn1990
0.0867 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1991
0.0865 ImparingWaterPollutantsPathogensMilesPercapita2003
0.0862 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1996
0.086 AirTrafficScheduledFreightTonsPercapita1999
0.0859 AirTrafficPercapita1999
0.0857 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1992
0.0856 SlovakPercapita1990
0.0855 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1989
0.0855 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1998
0.0854 GSPGovernmentPerGSP1999
0.0851 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1991
0.0848 AirTrafficScheduledPercapita1999
0.0842 UFOReportsPercapitaPerSquareMilePerYear1941to1952
0.0841 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1994
0.0839 AdultMalesPer100AdultFemales2000
0.0837 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1982
0.0836 MalesPer100Females2000
0.0831 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1993
0.0825 HungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting2000
0.0825 FoodInsecureWithHungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting2000
0.0822 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1993
0.082 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1995
0.0819 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1989
0.0815 AirTrafficNonScheduledPercapita1999
0.0805 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1982
0.0801 AbortionClinicViolencePercapita1997
0.0791 ImparingWaterPollutantsNutrientsMilesPercapita2003
0.079 UFOReportsPercapitaPerSquareMilePerYear1953to1969
0.0787 ImparingWaterPollutantsSedimentationAcresPercapita2003
0.0787 FrenchPercapita1990
0.0785 HungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting1996
0.0785 FoodInsecureWithHungerPercentage3YearAverageStarting1996
0.0783 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1987
0.0779 DutchPercapita1990
0.0777 AIDSPerHIVPositiveTest2001
0.0773 ImparingWaterPollutantsToxicsOrganicsMilesPercapita2003
0.0772 HeroinUsingPercentHighSchoolStudents2001
0.0772 AirTrafficNonScheduledPassengersPercapita1999
0.0764 LarcenyTheftPercapita2001
0.0764 French_CanadianPercapita1990
0.0755 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1988
0.0755 PopulationMultiple2000to2001
0.0755 ForeignBornMultiple1990to2000
0.0753 ImparingWaterPollutantsMercuryAcresPercapita2003
0.0752 ImmigrantsMexicoPercapita1998
0.0751 ImparingWaterPollutantsToxicsOrganicsAcresPercapita2003
0.0739 InjectedIllegalDrugUsingPercentHighSchoolFemales2001
0.0734 ImmigrantsVietnamPercapita1998
0.0734 AirTrafficNonScheduledMailTonsPercapita1999
0.0728 ImparingWaterPollutantsNutrientsAcresPercapita2003
0.0722 SATIMathRatio2001to2000
0.0722 ImparingWaterPollutantsMercuryMilesPercapita2003
0.0713 YugoslavianPercapita1990
0.0712 AirTrafficFreightTonsPercapita1999
0.0709 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1987
0.0708 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1986
0.0703 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1983
0.0701 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1987
0.0698 ScottishPercapita1990
0.0698 IrishPercapita1990
0.0695 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1986
0.0694 ImparingWaterPollutantsPathogensAcresPercapita2003
0.0692 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1983
0.0691 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1992
0.0691 IllegalSteroidUsingPercentHighSchoolStudents2001
0.0691 IllegalSteroidUsingPercentHighSchoolMales2001
0.0684 HeroinUsingPercentHighSchoolMales2001
0.0682 AlcoholConsumedPerDrinker1988
0.0681 MethamphetamineUsingPercentHighSchoolFemales2001
0.0675 EnglishPercapita1990
0.0674 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1989
0.0653 AgeUnder18Percentage2000
0.0649 SARSProbableCumulativePercapita2003
0.0646 HeroinUsingPercentHighSchoolFemales2001
0.0627 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1980
0.0625 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1990
0.0624 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1985
0.0621 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1990
0.062 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1985
0.0617 AirTrafficNonScheduledFreightTonsPercapita1999
0.0613 MedianAge2000
0.0601 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1981
0.0598 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1981
0.0597 Age65AndOverPercentage2000
0.0594 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1988
0.0593 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1978
0.0592 IllegalSteroidUsingPercentHighSchoolFemales2001
0.0591 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1980
0.059 ImparingWaterPollutantsOtherAcresPercapita2003
0.0587 UFOReportsPercapitaPerSquareMilePerYear1985to1996
0.0584 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1978
0.0581 ImparingWaterPollutantsToxicsMetalsInorganicsAcresPercapita2003
0.058 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1988
0.0575 InjectedIllegalDrugUsingPercentHighSchoolStudents2001
0.0573 InjectedIllegalDrugUsingPercentHighSchoolMales2001
0.057 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1984
0.0564 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1984
0.0558 ExportsManufacturedPercapita2003
0.0557 ExportsNonManufacturedPercapita2003
0.0549 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1981
0.0548 MethamphetamineUsingPercentHighSchoolStudents2001
0.0541 WelshPercapita1990
0.054 PrisonerDeathsMalePerInCustody1979
0.0534 SATIMathRatio2000to1991
0.0532 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1980
0.053 PrisonerDeathsPerInCustody1979
0.053 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1978
0.0528 SATIMathRatio2001to1996
0.0523 MMR431VaccinationPerChild1994
0.0519 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1985
0.0516 SATIMathRatio2001to1991
0.0511 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1982
0.0509 MMR4313VaccinationPerChild1994
0.0509 ForcibleRapePercapita2001
0.0505 Age44To64Percentage2000
0.0504 AutismPercapita2000
0.0502 UFOReportsPercapitaPerSquareMilePerYear1969to1985
0.0502 SATIVerbalRatio1996to1991
0.0494 LongTermBondQualityMoodys2003
0.0486 SATIMathRatio2000to1996
0.0486 MethamphetamineUsingPercentHighSchoolMales2001
0.0481 ImmigrantsCubaPercapita1998
0.0461 SATIVerbalRatio2000to1996
0.045 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1984
0.045 LongTermBondQualityFitch2003
0.0444 SATIMathRatio1996to1991
0.0441 IncarceratedPercentChange1980To2000
0.0437 SATIVerbalRatio2001to1991
0.0437 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1986
0.0421 AutismPercapita1992
0.0419 SATIVerbalRatio2001to2000
0.0416 DefenseExpendituresPercapita1997
0.0415 SATIVerbalRatio2000to1991
0.0414 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1987
0.0408 LongTermBondQualitySnP2003
0.04 H1BAverageSalary1997
0.0384 SATIVerbalRatio2001to1996
0.0373 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1983
0.0356 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1990
0.0356 AutismMultiple1992to2000
0.027 PrisonerDeathsFemalePerInCustody1979