Immigrants from Central America vs Puerto Rican Median Female Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 535,445,485 people shows a near-perfect negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and median female earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.900 and weighted average of $33,953. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,573,367 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and median female earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.733 and weighted average of $31,560, a difference of 7.6%.

In terms of median female earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Hopi ($33,932, a difference of 0.060%), Menominee ($33,894, a difference of 0.17%), Cajun ($34,034, a difference of 0.24%), Kiowa ($34,074, a difference of 0.36%), and Native/Alaskan ($33,806, a difference of 0.43%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Arapaho ($31,489, a difference of 0.23%), Lumbee ($32,500, a difference of 3.0%), Pueblo ($32,564, a difference of 3.2%), Yup'ik ($32,730, a difference of 3.7%), and Navajo ($33,046, a difference of 4.7%).