Immigrants from Iraq vs South American Indian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 194,784,427 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iraq and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.202 and weighted average of $44,988. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,566,845 people shows no correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.031 and weighted average of $46,952, a difference of 4.4%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Iraq	South American Indian
Minimum	$27,932	$12,289
Maximum	$68,937	$64,091
Range	$41,005	$51,802
Mean	$45,692	$40,352
Median	$45,037	$41,992
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$39,916	$35,978
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,838	$46,744
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,923	$10,766
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,829	$11,075
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,782	$10,940

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iraq by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iraq are Immigrants from Nigeria ($45,030, a difference of 0.090%), Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.090%), Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Western Africa ($44,893, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from Cambodia ($45,090, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Guyana	15.1 /100 \| #221	Poor $45,204
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580

Demographics Similar to South American Indians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Immigrants from Eastern Africa ($46,969, a difference of 0.040%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.080%), Alsatian ($47,023, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Peru ($47,025, a difference of 0.16%), and Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Vietnam	76.7 /100 \| #155	Good $47,282
Irish	76.6 /100 \| #156	Good $47,276
Czechs	75.1 /100 \| #157	Good $47,221
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548