Immigrants from Syria vs Nonimmigrants Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,102,272 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.297 and weighted average of $48,375. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 583,813,496 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of $44,117, a difference of 9.7%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Brazilian ($48,356, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Fiji ($48,305, a difference of 0.14%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac ($48,304, a difference of 0.15%), Sierra Leonean ($48,286, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Philippines ($48,266, a difference of 0.23%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Subsaharan African ($44,118, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Venezuela ($44,163, a difference of 0.10%), Samoan ($44,206, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($43,998, a difference of 0.27%), and Aleut ($44,241, a difference of 0.28%).