Immigrants from South America vs Puerto Rican 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 528,362,553 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.690 and weighted average of $31,268, a difference of 40.9%.

Per Capita Income Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Puerto Rican
Minimum	$19,195	$4,085
Maximum	$84,313	$46,990
Range	$65,118	$42,905
Mean	$42,614	$26,618
Median	$41,568	$26,784
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$35,887	$18,902
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$46,069	$33,347
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$10,183	$14,444
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$11,625	$9,544
Standard Deviation (Population)	$11,572	$9,511

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 Puerto Ricans by Per Capita Income

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Hopi ($31,177, a difference of 0.29%), Crow ($31,729, a difference of 1.5%), Pima ($30,644, a difference of 2.0%), Pueblo ($32,012, a difference of 2.4%), and Yup'ik ($30,518, a difference of 2.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Per Capita Income
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic $33,696
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic $33,279
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic $33,236
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic $33,009
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic $32,996
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic $32,345
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic $32,012
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic $31,729
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic $31,268
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic $31,177
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic $30,644
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic $30,518
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic $30,256
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic $29,845
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic $29,031