Laotian vs Immigrants from South Central Asia Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,802,355 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Laotians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.105 and weighted average of 26.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 472,660,484 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Central Asia and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.385 and weighted average of 29.3%, a difference of 11.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Laotian	Immigrants from South Central Asia
Minimum	1.6%	5.2%
Maximum	68.3%	59.4%
Range	66.8%	54.2%
Mean	28.0%	34.9%
Median	26.5%	34.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	19.9%	28.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	33.6%	41.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	13.7%	13.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.9%	9.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.7%	9.2%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Laotians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Immigrants from Eastern Europe (26.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Syria (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (26.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Delaware (26.3%, a difference of 0.17%), and Dutch West Indian (26.3%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Malaysia	22.2 /100 \| #195	Fair 26.3%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	21.7 /100 \| #196	Fair 26.3%
Zimbabweans	21.6 /100 \| #197	Fair 26.3%
Venezuelans	21.5 /100 \| #198	Fair 26.3%
Dutch West Indians	21.0 /100 \| #199	Fair 26.3%
Delaware	20.9 /100 \| #200	Fair 26.3%
Immigrants \| Syria	19.3 /100 \| #201	Poor 26.4%
Laotians	19.2 /100 \| #202	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	19.2 /100 \| #203	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Russia	19.0 /100 \| #204	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 26.4%
Indians (Asian)	16.5 /100 \| #206	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	15.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 26.5%
Egyptians	12.7 /100 \| #208	Poor 26.6%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	12.6 /100 \| #209	Poor 26.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia are European (29.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Swedish (29.4%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Taiwan (29.5%, a difference of 0.46%), English (29.5%, a difference of 0.47%), and Czech (29.2%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Hungarians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Belgium	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Iran	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 29.1%
Scandinavians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 29.1%
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 29.1%
Germans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 29.2%
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 29.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%
Dutch	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 29.6%
Filipinos	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 29.7%
Iranians	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 29.7%