Immigrants from Laos vs Hmong Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,459,806 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.071 and weighted average of $49,190. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 24,672,334 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Hmong and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.562 and weighted average of $48,254, a difference of 1.9%.

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Middle Africa ($49,201, a difference of 0.020%), Nicaraguan ($49,215, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from West Indies ($49,271, a difference of 0.16%), Somali ($49,025, a difference of 0.34%), and Spanish American ($49,008, a difference of 0.37%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hmong are Comanche ($48,202, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Liberia ($48,317, a difference of 0.13%), Belizean ($48,358, a difference of 0.22%), Marshallese ($48,137, a difference of 0.24%), and Blackfeet ($48,402, a difference of 0.31%).