South African vs Immigrants from South Africa Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,604,546 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.489 and weighted average of $50,044. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,322,165 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.339 and weighted average of $51,465, a difference of 2.8%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Asian ($50,057, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,065, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Malaysia ($49,983, a difference of 0.12%), Bhutanese ($49,894, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Belarus ($50,303, a difference of 0.52%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Turkey ($51,368, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Lithuania ($51,361, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Korea ($51,671, a difference of 0.40%), Cambodian ($51,731, a difference of 0.52%), and Immigrants from Europe ($50,950, a difference of 1.0%).