Immigrants from Syria vs South American 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 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, a difference of 3.4%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Syria	South American
Minimum	$21,696	$26,500
Maximum	$88,902	$70,221
Range	$67,206	$43,721
Mean	$48,829	$43,826
Median	$48,019	$43,308
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$43,163	$38,802
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$52,131	$48,652
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,968	$9,850
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,024	$7,886
Standard Deviation (Population)	$11,923	$7,851

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Syria by Median Earnings

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Koreans	96.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional $48,727
Serbians	95.9 /100 \| #117	Exceptional $48,677
Immigrants \| Jordan	95.9 /100 \| #118	Exceptional $48,673
Poles	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional $48,659
Carpatho Rusyns	95.5 /100 \| #120	Exceptional $48,617
Arabs	95.4 /100 \| #121	Exceptional $48,599
Chileans	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional $48,504
Immigrants \| Syria	93.9 /100 \| #123	Exceptional $48,375
Brazilians	93.7 /100 \| #124	Exceptional $48,356
Immigrants \| Fiji	93.3 /100 \| #125	Exceptional $48,305
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	93.3 /100 \| #126	Exceptional $48,304
Sierra Leoneans	93.1 /100 \| #127	Exceptional $48,286
Immigrants \| Philippines	92.9 /100 \| #128	Exceptional $48,266
Pakistanis	92.8 /100 \| #129	Exceptional $48,254
Zimbabweans	92.6 /100 \| #130	Exceptional $48,229

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