Ghanaian vs Immigrants from Western Africa Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 190,721,240 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.186 and weighted average of $46,440. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,863,895 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.558 and weighted average of $44,893, a difference of 3.5%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ghanaian	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	$26,919	$28,358
Maximum	$94,961	$54,719
Range	$68,042	$26,361
Mean	$49,239	$42,092
Median	$46,600	$42,904
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$40,949	$38,801
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$53,241	$45,834
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$12,292	$7,033
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,902	$5,206
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,823	$5,170

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Ghanaians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Scandinavian ($46,433, a difference of 0.020%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.050%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.080%), and Basque ($46,399, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392
Belgians	48.0 /100 \| #177	Average $46,375
Colombians	47.1 /100 \| #178	Average $46,349
English	46.5 /100 \| #179	Average $46,334
Puget Sound Salish	46.5 /100 \| #180	Average $46,333

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.070%), Japanese ($44,825, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.21%), Delaware ($44,783, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan ($44,767, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462