Immigrants from Syria vs Native/Alaskan Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,099,463 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 26.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 511,624,473 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.296 and weighted average of 24.6%, a difference of 7.3%.

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Laotian (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (26.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Delaware (26.3%, a difference of 0.16%), and Dutch West Indian (26.3%, a difference of 0.17%).

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Apache (24.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (24.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from South America (24.6%, a difference of 0.21%), Spanish American (24.6%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Uruguay (24.6%, a difference of 0.25%).