Immigrants from Korea vs Japanese Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 416,330,492 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Korea and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.146 and weighted average of $54,530. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 249,187,165 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Japanese and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.393 and weighted average of $44,825, a difference of 21.6%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Korea	Japanese
Minimum	$8,707	$19,004
Maximum	$116,380	$56,680
Range	$107,673	$37,676
Mean	$60,321	$40,035
Median	$60,242	$41,417
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$50,376	$34,525
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$68,586	$45,796
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$18,211	$11,271
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$19,123	$7,916
Standard Deviation (Population)	$18,966	$7,827

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Korea by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Korea are Burmese ($54,559, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Sweden ($54,478, a difference of 0.10%), Cypriot ($54,589, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Belgium ($54,679, a difference of 0.27%), and Soviet Union ($54,290, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Indians (Asian)	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional $56,253
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	100.0 /100 \| #16	Exceptional $56,183
Eastern Europeans	100.0 /100 \| #17	Exceptional $55,084
Immigrants \| Japan	100.0 /100 \| #18	Exceptional $54,938
Immigrants \| Belgium	100.0 /100 \| #19	Exceptional $54,679
Cypriots	100.0 /100 \| #20	Exceptional $54,589
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional $54,559
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional $54,530
Immigrants \| Sweden	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional $54,478
Soviet Union	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional $54,290
Turks	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional $53,919
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional $53,872
Asians	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional $53,690
Immigrants \| France	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional $53,490
Immigrants \| Russia	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional $53,457

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Delaware ($44,783, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Sudan ($44,767, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Western Africa ($44,893, a difference of 0.15%), Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.22%), and Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462
Sudanese	5.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic $44,419