Immigrants from Laos vs South African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,460,807 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.006 and weighted average of $42,884. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 18.3%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	South African
Minimum	$23,015	$22,500
Maximum	$69,036	$84,919
Range	$46,021	$62,419
Mean	$40,698	$52,531
Median	$39,398	$53,417
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$35,289	$42,247
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$43,967	$56,939
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,679	$14,692
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,643	$14,077
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,583	$13,814

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Salvadoran ($42,912, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Liberia ($42,923, a difference of 0.090%), Cree ($42,777, a difference of 0.25%), Inupiat ($43,000, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Jamaica ($43,026, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
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

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Spain	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional $51,092
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional $51,068
Mongolians	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional $51,038
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional $50,991
Immigrants \| Ukraine	99.8 /100 \| #71	Exceptional $50,984
Immigrants \| Egypt	99.8 /100 \| #72	Exceptional $50,901
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.8 /100 \| #73	Exceptional $50,818
South Africans	99.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional $50,752
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional $50,741
Immigrants \| Italy	99.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional $50,581
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional $50,549
Argentineans	99.6 /100 \| #78	Exceptional $50,399
Laotians	99.6 /100 \| #79	Exceptional $50,343
Ukrainians	99.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional $50,320
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional $50,280