Immigrants from North America vs Puerto Rican Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,474,558 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.241 and weighted average of $49,302. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,362,553 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.690 and weighted average of $31,268, a difference of 57.7%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Immigrants from Hungary ($49,303, a difference of 0.0%), Greek ($49,309, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe ($49,316, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Canada ($49,412, a difference of 0.22%), and Mongolian ($49,173, a difference of 0.26%).

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Hopi ($31,177, a difference of 0.29%), Crow ($31,729, a difference of 1.5%), Pima ($30,644, a difference of 2.0%), Pueblo ($32,012, a difference of 2.4%), and Yup'ik ($30,518, a difference of 2.5%).