Immigrants from Caribbean vs Puerto Rican Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 450,013,484 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.607 and weighted average of $41,119. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,218,544 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.812 and weighted average of $35,560, a difference of 15.6%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Caribbean	Puerto Rican
Minimum	$21,741	$4,737
Maximum	$51,911	$47,601
Range	$30,170	$42,864
Mean	$37,958	$31,795
Median	$37,629	$33,297
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$33,921	$22,818
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$41,541	$39,100
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$7,620	$16,282
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$5,439	$9,771
Standard Deviation (Population)	$5,421	$9,736

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Caribbean by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are Immigrants from Micronesia ($41,133, a difference of 0.030%), Ute ($41,051, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Latin America ($41,049, a difference of 0.17%), Guatemalan ($41,205, a difference of 0.21%), and Cherokee ($41,252, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.1 /100 \| #292	Tragic $41,448
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.1 /100 \| #293	Tragic $41,325
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

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Yup'ik ($35,942, a difference of 1.1%), Tohono O'odham ($36,349, a difference of 2.2%), Arapaho ($36,586, a difference of 2.9%), Pueblo ($36,859, a difference of 3.6%), and Hopi ($36,871, a difference of 3.7%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic $38,949
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic $38,907
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic $38,896
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic $38,707
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic $38,426
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic $38,285
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic $37,884
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic $36,999
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic $36,876
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic $36,871
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic $36,859
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic $36,586
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic $36,349
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic $35,942
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic $35,560