South African vs Immigrants from Sri Lanka 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 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 1.0%.

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 Scotland ($49,893, a difference of 0.30%). Similarly, 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%).