South American vs Immigrants from Latin America 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 558,378,715 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.721 and weighted average of $41,049, a difference of 14.0%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Latin America
Minimum	$26,500	$9,917
Maximum	$70,221	$51,911
Range	$43,721	$41,994
Mean	$43,826	$36,860
Median	$43,308	$35,939
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,802	$33,290
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,652	$40,442
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,850	$7,152
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,886	$6,579
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,851	$6,556

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 Latin America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Ute ($41,051, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Caribbean ($41,119, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Micronesia ($41,133, a difference of 0.20%), Shoshone ($40,932, a difference of 0.29%), and Haitian ($40,918, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Potawatomi	0.1 /100 \| #294	Tragic $41,288
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #295	Tragic $41,263
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #296	Tragic $41,252
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #297	Tragic $41,205
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic $41,133
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic $41,119
Ute	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic $41,051
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic $41,049
Shoshone	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic $40,932
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic $40,918
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic $40,851
Chickasaw	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic $40,672
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic $40,647
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic $40,638
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic $40,619