Immigrants from Portugal vs Immigrants from South America Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,772,823 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.290 and weighted average of $55,182. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,116,321 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.011 and weighted average of $53,962, a difference of 2.3%.

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from South Eastern Asia ($55,241, a difference of 0.11%), German ($54,974, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Fiji ($54,958, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Vietnam ($54,913, a difference of 0.49%), and French Canadian ($54,722, a difference of 0.84%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Yugoslavian ($53,967, a difference of 0.010%), White/Caucasian ($53,925, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants ($54,168, a difference of 0.38%), Iraqi ($54,182, a difference of 0.41%), and Celtic ($54,242, a difference of 0.52%).