Immigrants from Western Asia vs Syrian 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 266,312,508 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.226 and weighted average of $48,934, a difference of 0.93%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Immigrants from Ethiopia ($48,924, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe ($48,913, a difference of 0.040%), Northern European ($48,887, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Kuwait ($48,861, a difference of 0.15%), and Moroccan ($48,838, a difference of 0.20%).