Portuguese vs Immigrants from South Africa Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 449,694,788 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.013 and weighted average of 27.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,231,718 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.327 and weighted average of 28.5%, a difference of 4.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	8.3%	20.5%
Maximum	49.0%	65.5%
Range	40.7%	45.0%
Mean	27.7%	41.2%
Median	27.7%	36.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	21.8%	33.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	33.1%	48.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.3%	15.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.8%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.7%	11.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Israeli (27.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from France (27.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Ukrainian (27.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Cherokee (27.4%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Norway (27.3%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 27.2%
Celtics	2.8 /100 \| #247	Tragic 27.3%
Cypriots	2.8 /100 \| #248	Tragic 27.3%
Carpatho Rusyns	2.7 /100 \| #249	Tragic 27.3%
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	2.7 /100 \| #250	Tragic 27.3%
Immigrants \| Norway	2.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 27.3%
Ukrainians	2.4 /100 \| #252	Tragic 27.3%
Portuguese	2.2 /100 \| #253	Tragic 27.4%
Israelis	2.1 /100 \| #254	Tragic 27.4%
Immigrants \| France	2.1 /100 \| #255	Tragic 27.4%
Cherokee	1.9 /100 \| #256	Tragic 27.4%
Luxembourgers	1.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 27.4%
Slavs	1.8 /100 \| #258	Tragic 27.4%
Icelanders	1.8 /100 \| #259	Tragic 27.5%
Tongans	1.7 /100 \| #260	Tragic 27.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Netherlands (28.5%, a difference of 0.020%), White/Caucasian (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Denmark (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Scotch-Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Canada	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 28.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 28.5%
Irish	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 28.5%
Whites/Caucasians	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 28.5%
Poles	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 28.5%
Macedonians	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 28.6%
Finns	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 28.6%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 28.6%
Eastern Europeans	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 28.6%