Immigrants from South America vs Chinese 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 64,808,012 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Chinese and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.112 and weighted average of $48,836, a difference of 4.9%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Chinese
Minimum	$23,314	$22,468
Maximum	$70,000	$72,308
Range	$46,686	$49,840
Mean	$44,228	$47,945
Median	$43,615	$46,556
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,956	$42,425
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$49,134	$53,869
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,178	$11,444
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,760	$9,906
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,718	$9,819

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 Chinese by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Moroccan ($48,838, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Kuwait ($48,861, a difference of 0.050%), Northern European ($48,887, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe ($48,913, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Ethiopia ($48,924, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Palestinians	98.0 /100 \| #108	Exceptional $49,209
Syrians	97.1 /100 \| #109	Exceptional $48,934
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	97.1 /100 \| #110	Exceptional $48,924
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	97.0 /100 \| #111	Exceptional $48,913
Northern Europeans	96.9 /100 \| #112	Exceptional $48,887
Immigrants \| Kuwait	96.8 /100 \| #113	Exceptional $48,861
Moroccans	96.7 /100 \| #114	Exceptional $48,838
Chinese	96.7 /100 \| #115	Exceptional $48,836
Koreans	96.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional $48,727
Serbians	95.9 /100 \| #117	Exceptional $48,677
Immigrants \| Jordan	95.9 /100 \| #118	Exceptional $48,673
Poles	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional $48,659
Carpatho Rusyns	95.5 /100 \| #120	Exceptional $48,617
Arabs	95.4 /100 \| #121	Exceptional $48,599
Chileans	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional $48,504