South American vs Immigrants from Scotland 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 196,389,390 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.253 and weighted average of $50,741, a difference of 8.4%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Scotland
Minimum	$26,500	$19,118
Maximum	$70,221	$104,015
Range	$43,721	$84,897
Mean	$43,826	$50,819
Median	$43,308	$51,683
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,802	$41,420
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,652	$56,954
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,850	$15,534
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,886	$14,157
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,851	$14,040

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 Scotland by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are South African ($50,752, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional $51,068
Mongolians	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional $51,038
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional $50,991
Immigrants \| Ukraine	99.8 /100 \| #71	Exceptional $50,984
Immigrants \| Egypt	99.8 /100 \| #72	Exceptional $50,901
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.8 /100 \| #73	Exceptional $50,818
South Africans	99.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional $50,752
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional $50,741
Immigrants \| Italy	99.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional $50,581
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional $50,549
Argentineans	99.6 /100 \| #78	Exceptional $50,399
Laotians	99.6 /100 \| #79	Exceptional $50,343
Ukrainians	99.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional $50,320
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional $50,280
Immigrants \| Moldova	99.5 /100 \| #82	Exceptional $50,274