Somali vs Immigrants from Western Asia Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,334,522 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.644 and weighted average of $40,367. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 404,456,113 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.566 and weighted average of $46,876, a difference of 16.1%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Tsimshian ($40,344, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Nigeria ($40,339, a difference of 0.070%), British West Indian ($40,330, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Cambodia ($40,434, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Western Africa ($40,294, a difference of 0.18%).

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Syrian ($46,837, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan ($46,929, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Lebanon ($46,938, a difference of 0.13%), Laotian ($47,041, a difference of 0.35%), and Brazilian ($46,700, a difference of 0.38%).