Immigrants from Jamaica vs Scandinavian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,808,266 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.244 and weighted average of $43,026. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 472,554,301 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,433, a difference of 7.9%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Scandinavian
Minimum	$21,741	$2,499
Maximum	$58,155	$129,652
Range	$36,414	$127,153
Mean	$40,000	$43,051
Median	$40,853	$44,555
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$35,870	$34,442
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$44,978	$48,536
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,108	$14,094
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$6,782	$16,928
Standard Deviation (Population)	$6,743	$16,786

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Nicaraguan ($43,026, a difference of 0.0%), Inupiat ($43,000, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Somalia ($43,100, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Liberia ($42,923, a difference of 0.24%), and Salvadoran ($42,912, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Liberians	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic $43,536
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	1.4 /100 \| #255	Tragic $43,416
Alaskan Athabascans	1.4 /100 \| #256	Tragic $43,393
Jamaicans	1.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic $43,343
French American Indians	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic $43,333
German Russians	1.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic $43,200
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic $43,100
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

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian ($46,440, a difference of 0.020%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.060%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.060%), Basque ($46,399, a difference of 0.070%), and Danish ($46,392, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392
Belgians	48.0 /100 \| #177	Average $46,375
Colombians	47.1 /100 \| #178	Average $46,349
English	46.5 /100 \| #179	Average $46,334
Puget Sound Salish	46.5 /100 \| #180	Average $46,333
Immigrants \| Cameroon	46.4 /100 \| #181	Average $46,329