Immigrants from Jamaica vs South American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,808,266 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.244 and weighted average of $43,026. 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 8.8%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	South American
Minimum	$21,741	$26,500
Maximum	$58,155	$70,221
Range	$36,414	$43,721
Mean	$40,000	$43,826
Median	$40,853	$43,308
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$35,870	$38,802
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$44,978	$48,652
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,108	$9,850
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$6,782	$7,886
Standard Deviation (Population)	$6,743	$7,851

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Nicaraguan ($43,026, a difference of 0.0%), Inupiat ($43,000, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Somalia ($43,100, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Liberia ($42,923, a difference of 0.24%), and Salvadoran ($42,912, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Liberians	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic $43,536
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	1.4 /100 \| #255	Tragic $43,416
Alaskan Athabascans	1.4 /100 \| #256	Tragic $43,393
Jamaicans	1.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic $43,343
French American Indians	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic $43,333
German Russians	1.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic $43,200
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic $43,100
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic $43,026
Nicaraguans	0.8 /100 \| #262	Tragic $43,026
Inupiat	0.8 /100 \| #263	Tragic $43,000
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic $42,923
Salvadorans	0.7 /100 \| #265	Tragic $42,912
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #266	Tragic $42,884
Cree	0.6 /100 \| #267	Tragic $42,777
Americans	0.6 /100 \| #268	Tragic $42,742

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, 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%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.31%), South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.32%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462