Immigrants from Western Europe vs Scandinavian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,982,841 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Europe and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.483 and weighted average of $50,549. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 472,554,301 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,433, a difference of 8.9%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Europe are Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.060%), Argentinean ($50,399, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.38%), South African ($50,752, a difference of 0.40%), and Laotian ($50,343, a difference of 0.41%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian ($46,440, a difference of 0.020%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.060%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.060%), Basque ($46,399, a difference of 0.070%), and Danish ($46,392, a difference of 0.090%).