Immigrants from South America vs American Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,454,612 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.078 and weighted average of $44,068. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 582,039,940 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.545 and weighted average of $39,039, a difference of 12.9%.

Per Capita Income Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	American
Minimum	$19,195	$4,486
Maximum	$84,313	$47,414
Range	$65,118	$42,928
Mean	$42,614	$28,778
Median	$41,568	$28,107
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$35,887	$24,336
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$46,069	$33,158
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$10,183	$8,822
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$11,625	$7,186
Standard Deviation (Population)	$11,572	$7,166

Similar Demographics by Per Capita Income

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Per Capita Income

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Swiss ($44,076, a difference of 0.020%), Costa Rican ($44,090, a difference of 0.050%), Danish ($44,095, a difference of 0.060%), South American ($44,114, a difference of 0.10%), and Sri Lankan ($44,014, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Per Capita Income
Slovaks	65.4 /100 \| #156	Good $44,229
South American Indians	64.8 /100 \| #157	Good $44,206
Immigrants \| Nepal	64.3 /100 \| #158	Good $44,187
South Americans	62.4 /100 \| #159	Good $44,114
Danes	61.9 /100 \| #160	Good $44,095
Costa Ricans	61.8 /100 \| #161	Good $44,090
Swiss	61.4 /100 \| #162	Good $44,076
Immigrants \| South America	61.2 /100 \| #163	Good $44,068
Sri Lankans	59.8 /100 \| #164	Average $44,014
Immigrants \| Philippines	59.4 /100 \| #165	Average $44,000
Immigrants \| Uruguay	59.3 /100 \| #166	Average $43,997
English	58.9 /100 \| #167	Average $43,982
Belgians	58.1 /100 \| #168	Average $43,951
Immigrants \| Peru	55.3 /100 \| #169	Average $43,852
Scandinavians	55.2 /100 \| #170	Average $43,848

Demographics Similar to Americans by Per Capita Income

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Spanish American ($39,012, a difference of 0.070%), Belizean ($39,097, a difference of 0.15%), Iroquois ($39,104, a difference of 0.16%), Marshallese ($39,108, a difference of 0.17%), and Alaskan Athabascan ($39,163, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Per Capita Income
Nicaraguans	0.8 /100 \| #257	Tragic $39,372
Jamaicans	0.7 /100 \| #258	Tragic $39,231
Malaysians	0.7 /100 \| #259	Tragic $39,194
Alaskan Athabascans	0.6 /100 \| #260	Tragic $39,163
Marshallese	0.6 /100 \| #261	Tragic $39,108
Iroquois	0.6 /100 \| #262	Tragic $39,104
Belizeans	0.6 /100 \| #263	Tragic $39,097
Americans	0.6 /100 \| #264	Tragic $39,039
Spanish Americans	0.5 /100 \| #265	Tragic $39,012
Salvadorans	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic $38,858
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.4 /100 \| #267	Tragic $38,848
Liberians	0.4 /100 \| #268	Tragic $38,780
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.4 /100 \| #269	Tragic $38,766
Immigrants \| Belize	0.3 /100 \| #270	Tragic $38,614
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #271	Tragic $38,560