Immigrants from Southern Europe vs South African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,763,457 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.700 and weighted average of $50,280. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 0.94%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Moldova ($50,274, a difference of 0.010%), Romanian ($50,244, a difference of 0.070%), Ukrainian ($50,320, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Hungary ($50,227, a difference of 0.11%), and Immigrants from Kazakhstan ($50,225, a difference of 0.11%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).