Portuguese vs Immigrants from South America Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 450,078,327 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.219 and weighted average of $56,663. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,116,321 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.011 and weighted average of $53,962, a difference of 5.0%.

Median Male Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	$25,598	$34,825
Maximum	$76,528	$98,656
Range	$50,930	$63,831
Mean	$54,293	$51,267
Median	$54,519	$48,941
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$50,262	$43,131
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$60,181	$56,719
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,919	$13,589
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$9,132	$11,368
Standard Deviation (Population)	$9,067	$11,312

Similar Demographics by Median Male Earnings

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Median Male Earnings

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Korean ($56,672, a difference of 0.020%), Pakistani ($56,719, a difference of 0.10%), Czech ($56,546, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Germany ($56,542, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from Syria ($56,830, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Male Earnings
Chileans	91.9 /100 \| #124	Exceptional $56,973
Immigrants \| Morocco	91.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional $56,958
Chinese	91.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional $56,872
Brazilians	90.9 /100 \| #127	Exceptional $56,837
Immigrants \| Syria	90.8 /100 \| #128	Exceptional $56,830
Pakistanis	89.9 /100 \| #129	Excellent $56,719
Koreans	89.4 /100 \| #130	Excellent $56,672
Portuguese	89.4 /100 \| #131	Excellent $56,663
Czechs	88.2 /100 \| #132	Excellent $56,546
Immigrants \| Germany	88.2 /100 \| #133	Excellent $56,542
Moroccans	87.7 /100 \| #134	Excellent $56,499
Irish	87.4 /100 \| #135	Excellent $56,464
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	87.2 /100 \| #136	Excellent $56,452
Slavs	86.5 /100 \| #137	Excellent $56,390
Slovaks	85.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent $56,306

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Median Male Earnings

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Yugoslavian ($53,967, a difference of 0.010%), White/Caucasian ($53,925, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone ($53,905, a difference of 0.11%), Colombian ($53,832, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants ($54,168, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Male Earnings
Spaniards	47.8 /100 \| #176	Average $54,401
Costa Ricans	44.8 /100 \| #177	Average $54,279
Sierra Leoneans	44.8 /100 \| #178	Average $54,279
Celtics	43.9 /100 \| #179	Average $54,242
Iraqis	42.5 /100 \| #180	Average $54,182
Immigrants \| Immigrants	42.1 /100 \| #181	Average $54,168
Yugoslavians	37.4 /100 \| #182	Fair $53,967
Immigrants \| South America	37.3 /100 \| #183	Fair $53,962
Whites/Caucasians	36.5 /100 \| #184	Fair $53,925
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	36.0 /100 \| #185	Fair $53,905
Colombians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair $53,832
Immigrants \| Eritrea	31.8 /100 \| #187	Fair $53,715
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	31.8 /100 \| #188	Fair $53,713
Puget Sound Salish	31.6 /100 \| #189	Fair $53,704
Uruguayans	31.1 /100 \| #190	Fair $53,680