Immigrants from South America vs Central American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,376,304 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.086 and weighted average of $46,548. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 504,567,370 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.613 and weighted average of $42,280, a difference of 10.1%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Central American
Minimum	$23,314	$20,583
Maximum	$70,000	$46,875
Range	$46,686	$26,292
Mean	$44,228	$37,665
Median	$43,615	$38,592
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,956	$34,004
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$49,134	$41,685
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,178	$7,681
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,760	$5,685
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,718	$5,655

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Africa ($46,564, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.15%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.18%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.18%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Spanish American ($42,316, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Belize ($42,339, a difference of 0.14%), Cajun ($42,189, a difference of 0.21%), Colville ($42,151, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from El Salvador ($42,413, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic $42,651
Pennsylvania Germans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic $42,615
Iroquois	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic $42,430
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic $42,420
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic $42,413
Immigrants \| Belize	0.3 /100 \| #275	Tragic $42,339
Spanish Americans	0.3 /100 \| #276	Tragic $42,316
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #277	Tragic $42,280
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #278	Tragic $42,189
Colville	0.2 /100 \| #279	Tragic $42,151
Hmong	0.2 /100 \| #280	Tragic $42,111
Marshallese	0.2 /100 \| #281	Tragic $41,969
Africans	0.2 /100 \| #282	Tragic $41,955
Dominicans	0.2 /100 \| #283	Tragic $41,864
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #284	Tragic $41,822