Immigrants from Western Africa vs Jamaican Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,903,871 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.180 and weighted average of $40,294. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 368,110,686 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.457 and weighted average of $39,231, a difference of 2.7%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are German Russian ($40,266, a difference of 0.070%), British West Indian ($40,330, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Nigeria ($40,339, a difference of 0.11%), French American Indian ($40,244, a difference of 0.13%), and Subsaharan African ($40,152, a difference of 0.35%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Malaysian ($39,194, a difference of 0.090%), Alaskan Athabascan ($39,163, a difference of 0.17%), Nicaraguan ($39,372, a difference of 0.36%), Hawaiian ($39,403, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Middle Africa ($39,529, a difference of 0.76%).