Immigrants from Western Africa vs U.S. Virgin Islander Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,735,859 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.289 and weighted average of 22.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 87,518,353 people shows no correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.014 and weighted average of 21.5%, a difference of 2.4%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	U.S. Virgin Islander
Minimum	3.6%	0.43%
Maximum	36.5%	54.4%
Range	33.0%	54.0%
Mean	19.4%	22.7%
Median	20.3%	22.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	16.0%	18.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	22.6%	27.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	10.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.7%	10.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa and U.S. Virgin Islanders by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tohono O'odham (22.1%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cameroon (22.2%, a difference of 0.52%), Bangladeshi (22.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Nepalese (22.2%, a difference of 0.76%), and Ethiopian (21.8%, a difference of 0.98%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Immigrants from Ethiopia (21.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Eritrea (21.4%, a difference of 0.44%), Sierra Leonean (21.4%, a difference of 0.46%), Liberian (21.4%, a difference of 0.52%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (21.4%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Somalia	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 21.2%
Immigrants \| Belize	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 21.3%
Colville	100.0 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 21.3%
Lumbee	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 21.3%
Liberians	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 21.4%
Sierra Leoneans	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 21.4%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 21.5%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 21.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 21.7%
Blacks/African Americans	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 21.7%
Ethiopians	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 21.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 22.0%
Tohono O'odham	100.0 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 22.1%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	100.0 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 22.2%
Bangladeshis	100.0 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 22.2%
Nepalese	100.0 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 22.2%
Immigrants \| Zaire	100.0 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 22.3%
Immigrants \| Ghana	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 22.3%
Ghanaians	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 22.3%