Subsaharan African vs Immigrants from Laos Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 507,818,984 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.611 and weighted average of $50,408. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,459,806 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.071 and weighted average of $49,190, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from Ecuador ($50,474, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Guyana ($50,321, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($50,298, a difference of 0.22%), Osage ($50,292, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Grenada ($50,279, a difference of 0.26%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Middle Africa ($49,201, a difference of 0.020%), Nicaraguan ($49,215, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from West Indies ($49,271, a difference of 0.16%), Liberian ($49,318, a difference of 0.26%), and Somali ($49,025, a difference of 0.34%).