South American vs Immigrants from Jamaica Median Earnings

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. Similarly, 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, a difference of 8.8%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

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

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

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

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