Immigrants from Eritrea vs South American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 104,854,314 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eritrea and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.327 and weighted average of $47,657. 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 1.8%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eritrea are Immigrants from South Eastern Asia ($47,671, a difference of 0.030%), Luxembourger ($47,640, a difference of 0.040%), Peruvian ($47,628, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Chile ($47,697, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from Oceania ($47,617, a difference of 0.080%). Similarly, 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 Immigrants from Eastern Africa ($46,969, a difference of 0.35%).