Immigrants from North America vs South American 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 494,103,874 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,804, a difference of 7.1%.

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 South Americans are Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.13%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.24%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.31%), South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.32%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.34%).