Immigrants from Western Europe vs South American 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 494,103,874 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,804, a difference of 8.0%.

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 South Americans are Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.13%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.24%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.31%), South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.32%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.34%).