Immigrants from South America vs Samoan 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 225,197,093 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Samoans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.532 and weighted average of $44,206, a difference of 5.3%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Samoan
Minimum	$23,314	$13,413
Maximum	$70,000	$67,875
Range	$46,686	$54,462
Mean	$44,228	$41,589
Median	$43,615	$43,332
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,956	$37,950
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$49,134	$45,824
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,178	$7,874
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,760	$9,289
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,718	$9,236

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 Samoans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Aleut ($44,241, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Venezuela ($44,163, a difference of 0.10%), Subsaharan African ($44,118, a difference of 0.20%), Nonimmigrants ($44,117, a difference of 0.20%), and Senegalese ($44,373, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462
Sudanese	5.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic $44,419
Senegalese	5.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic $44,373
Aleuts	4.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic $44,241
Samoans	4.2 /100 \| #241	Tragic $44,206
Immigrants \| Venezuela	4.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic $44,163
Sub-Saharan Africans	3.7 /100 \| #243	Tragic $44,118
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.7 /100 \| #244	Tragic $44,117
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	3.2 /100 \| #245	Tragic $43,998
Immigrants \| West Indies	3.1 /100 \| #246	Tragic $43,989
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	3.0 /100 \| #247	Tragic $43,963
Nepalese	2.6 /100 \| #248	Tragic $43,860