Immigrants from Western Asia vs Iraqi Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 404,426,866 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.525 and weighted average of $49,389. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,634,576 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Iraqis and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.253 and weighted average of $46,140, a difference of 7.0%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Immigrants from Albania ($49,377, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Morocco ($49,368, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Brazil ($49,463, a difference of 0.15%), Austrian ($49,501, a difference of 0.23%), and Ethiopian ($49,572, a difference of 0.37%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Iraqis are Vietnamese ($46,172, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Armenia ($46,094, a difference of 0.10%), Uruguayan ($46,190, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Kenya ($46,214, a difference of 0.16%), and Spaniard ($46,059, a difference of 0.18%).