Scandinavian vs Immigrants from Laos Median Earnings

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. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,460,807 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.006 and weighted average of $42,884, a difference of 8.3%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	$2,499	$23,015
Maximum	$129,652	$69,036
Range	$127,153	$46,021
Mean	$43,051	$40,698
Median	$44,555	$39,398
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$34,442	$35,289
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,536	$43,967
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$14,094	$8,679
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$16,928	$8,643
Standard Deviation (Population)	$16,786	$8,583

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Median Earnings

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392
Belgians	48.0 /100 \| #177	Average $46,375
Colombians	47.1 /100 \| #178	Average $46,349
English	46.5 /100 \| #179	Average $46,334
Puget Sound Salish	46.5 /100 \| #180	Average $46,333
Immigrants \| Cameroon	46.4 /100 \| #181	Average $46,329

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Salvadoran ($42,912, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Liberia ($42,923, a difference of 0.090%), Cree ($42,777, a difference of 0.25%), Inupiat ($43,000, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Jamaica ($43,026, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
German Russians	1.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic $43,200
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic $43,100
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic $43,026
Nicaraguans	0.8 /100 \| #262	Tragic $43,026
Inupiat	0.8 /100 \| #263	Tragic $43,000
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic $42,923
Salvadorans	0.7 /100 \| #265	Tragic $42,912
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #266	Tragic $42,884
Cree	0.6 /100 \| #267	Tragic $42,777
Americans	0.6 /100 \| #268	Tragic $42,742
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #269	Tragic $42,702
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic $42,651
Pennsylvania Germans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic $42,615
Iroquois	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic $42,430
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic $42,420