Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Central America Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,155,694 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.524 and weighted average of 18.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,855,009 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.354 and weighted average of 24.6%, a difference of 31.7%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Central America
Minimum	0.0036%	13.9%
Maximum	43.5%	47.0%
Range	43.5%	33.1%
Mean	18.6%	26.4%
Median	20.0%	25.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	13.4%	23.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.3%	27.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.9%	4.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.4%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.3%	5.7%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Jamaica (18.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Barbadian (19.0%, a difference of 1.3%), Crow (19.1%, a difference of 1.8%), Immigrants from Guyana (18.4%, a difference of 2.0%), and Guyanese (18.3%, a difference of 2.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Grenada	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 16.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 16.4%
Immigrants \| Barbados	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 17.8%
British West Indians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 18.0%
Guyanese	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 18.3%
Immigrants \| Guyana	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 18.4%
Puerto Ricans	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 18.7%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	100.0 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 18.8%
Barbadians	100.0 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 19.0%
Crow	100.0 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 19.1%
Immigrants \| Haiti	100.0 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 19.2%
Immigrants \| West Indies	100.0 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 19.2%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	100.0 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 19.3%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	100.0 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 19.3%
West Indians	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 19.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Yup'ik (24.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Uruguay (24.6%, a difference of 0.070%), German Russian (24.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Alsatian (24.7%, a difference of 0.080%), and Spanish American (24.6%, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Thailand	94.9 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 24.5%
Apache	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 24.5%
Natives/Alaskans	94.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| South America	93.9 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 24.6%
Spanish Americans	93.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	93.8 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 24.6%
German Russians	93.7 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Central America	93.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 24.6%
Yup'ik	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 24.7%
Alsatians	93.2 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.0 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	92.4 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 24.7%
Colombians	92.4 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 24.7%
Mexican American Indians	92.2 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 24.7%
South American Indians	92.0 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 24.7%