South American vs Immigrants from Nigeria Median Earnings

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. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,479,904 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of $45,030, a difference of 3.9%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Nigeria
Minimum	$26,500	$28,094
Maximum	$70,221	$60,652
Range	$43,721	$32,558
Mean	$43,826	$44,023
Median	$43,308	$44,326
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,802	$39,209
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,652	$47,273
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,850	$8,064
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,886	$7,558
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,851	$7,484

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Median Earnings

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
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

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Cambodia ($45,090, a difference of 0.13%), West Indian ($45,132, a difference of 0.23%), and Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Dutch	18.4 /100 \| #219	Poor $45,370
Ecuadorians	15.3 /100 \| #220	Poor $45,214
Immigrants \| Guyana	15.1 /100 \| #221	Poor $45,204
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767