Immigrants from Iraq vs American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 194,784,427 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iraq and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.202 and weighted average of $44,988. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 581,345,964 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.096 and weighted average of $42,742, a difference of 5.3%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Iraq	American
Minimum	$27,932	$7,598
Maximum	$68,937	$70,000
Range	$41,005	$62,402
Mean	$45,692	$36,993
Median	$45,037	$35,919
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$39,916	$32,980
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,838	$40,815
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,923	$7,835
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,829	$8,064
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,782	$8,040

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iraq by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iraq are Immigrants from Nigeria ($45,030, a difference of 0.090%), Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.090%), Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Western Africa ($44,893, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from Cambodia ($45,090, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Guyana	15.1 /100 \| #221	Poor $45,204
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580

Demographics Similar to Americans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Cree ($42,777, a difference of 0.080%), Belizean ($42,702, a difference of 0.090%), Osage ($42,651, a difference of 0.21%), Pennsylvania German ($42,615, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Laos ($42,884, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic $43,026
Nicaraguans	0.8 /100 \| #262	Tragic $43,026
Inupiat	0.8 /100 \| #263	Tragic $43,000
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic $42,923
Salvadorans	0.7 /100 \| #265	Tragic $42,912
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #266	Tragic $42,884
Cree	0.6 /100 \| #267	Tragic $42,777
Americans	0.6 /100 \| #268	Tragic $42,742
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #269	Tragic $42,702
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic $42,651
Pennsylvania Germans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic $42,615
Iroquois	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic $42,430
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic $42,420
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic $42,413
Immigrants \| Belize	0.3 /100 \| #275	Tragic $42,339