Immigrants from Afghanistan vs Laotian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,645,000 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.433 and weighted average of $49,645. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,848,117 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.230 and weighted average of $50,343, a difference of 1.4%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Northern Africa ($49,648, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from North Macedonia ($49,658, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Lebanon ($49,682, a difference of 0.070%), Croatian ($49,724, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from England ($49,722, a difference of 0.16%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Ukrainian ($50,320, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Southern Europe ($50,280, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Moldova ($50,274, a difference of 0.14%), Romanian ($50,244, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Hungary ($50,227, a difference of 0.23%).