Immigrants from North America vs Immigrants from Iraq Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,391,423 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.428 and weighted average of $50,108. Similarly, 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, a difference of 11.4%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Albanian ($50,116, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan ($50,151, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Canada ($50,192, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Kazakhstan ($50,225, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Hungary ($50,227, a difference of 0.24%).

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%).