Immigrants from Western Asia vs Puerto Rican 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 528,218,544 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.812 and weighted average of $35,560, a difference of 38.9%.

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 Puerto Ricans are Yup'ik ($35,942, a difference of 1.1%), Tohono O'odham ($36,349, a difference of 2.2%), Arapaho ($36,586, a difference of 2.9%), Pueblo ($36,859, a difference of 3.6%), and Hopi ($36,871, a difference of 3.7%).