Somali vs Immigrants from South America Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,321,613 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.712 and weighted average of $43,567. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,376,304 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.086 and weighted average of $46,548, a difference of 6.8%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	$16,214	$23,314
Maximum	$58,125	$70,000
Range	$41,911	$46,686
Mean	$41,593	$44,228
Median	$42,677	$43,615
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,388	$37,956
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$46,056	$49,134
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,668	$11,178
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,542	$8,760
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,463	$8,718

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Liberian ($43,536, a difference of 0.070%), Hawaiian ($43,673, a difference of 0.24%), Tsimshian ($43,695, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Middle Africa ($43,416, a difference of 0.35%), and Alaskan Athabascan ($43,393, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| West Indies	3.1 /100 \| #246	Tragic $43,989
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	3.0 /100 \| #247	Tragic $43,963
Nepalese	2.6 /100 \| #248	Tragic $43,860
Malaysians	2.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic $43,844
Alaska Natives	2.3 /100 \| #250	Tragic $43,750
Tsimshian	2.1 /100 \| #251	Tragic $43,695
Hawaiians	2.0 /100 \| #252	Tragic $43,673
Somalis	1.8 /100 \| #253	Tragic $43,567
Liberians	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic $43,536
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	1.4 /100 \| #255	Tragic $43,416
Alaskan Athabascans	1.4 /100 \| #256	Tragic $43,393
Jamaicans	1.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic $43,343
French American Indians	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic $43,333
German Russians	1.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic $43,200
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic $43,100

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Africa ($46,564, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.15%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.18%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.18%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
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