Jamaican vs Immigrants from Western Africa Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,813,360 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.394 and weighted average of 19.6%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 12.6%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Jamaican	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	1.1%	3.6%
Maximum	38.2%	36.5%
Range	37.1%	33.0%
Mean	16.1%	19.4%
Median	16.2%	20.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.6%	16.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	21.1%	22.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.5%	6.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.8%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	5.7%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Jamaicans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are West Indian (19.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Haitian (19.7%, a difference of 0.78%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (19.3%, a difference of 1.3%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (19.3%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from West Indies (19.2%, a difference of 1.8%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Barbadians	100.0 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 19.0%
Crow	100.0 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 19.1%
Immigrants \| Haiti	100.0 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 19.2%
Immigrants \| West Indies	100.0 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 19.2%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	100.0 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 19.3%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	100.0 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 19.3%
West Indians	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 19.6%
Jamaicans	100.0 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 19.6%
Haitians	100.0 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 19.7%
Hopi	100.0 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 20.0%
Immigrants \| Dominica	100.0 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 20.0%
Bahamians	100.0 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 20.2%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 20.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 20.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 20.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa 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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%