Immigrants from Iran vs South American Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 279,819,877 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iran and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.251 and weighted average of $69,284. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,870,370 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.056 and weighted average of $54,492, a difference of 27.1%.

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iran are Immigrants from South Central Asia ($68,960, a difference of 0.47%), Immigrants from Israel ($68,716, a difference of 0.83%), Immigrants from Hong Kong ($70,146, a difference of 1.2%), Iranian ($70,648, a difference of 2.0%), and Immigrants from Ireland ($67,698, a difference of 2.3%).

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are South American Indian ($54,508, a difference of 0.030%), Dutch ($54,410, a difference of 0.15%), Spaniard ($54,401, a difference of 0.17%), Welsh ($54,647, a difference of 0.28%), and Immigrants from Peru ($54,695, a difference of 0.37%).