Somali vs Immigrants from Sri Lanka 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 149,699,244 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.257 and weighted average of $50,555, a difference of 25.2%.

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 Sri Lanka are New Zealander ($50,575, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,458, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Croatia ($50,417, a difference of 0.27%), Paraguayan ($50,385, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Serbia ($50,810, a difference of 0.50%).