Immigrants from Chile vs South American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 218,645,469 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Chile and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.296 and weighted average of $47,697. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 494,103,874 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,804, a difference of 1.9%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Chile are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia ($47,704, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia ($47,671, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Eritrea ($47,657, a difference of 0.080%), Luxembourger ($47,640, a difference of 0.12%), and Peruvian ($47,628, a difference of 0.15%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.13%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.24%), South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa ($46,969, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Peru ($47,025, a difference of 0.47%).