Black/African American vs Immigrants from Laos Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 563,678,879 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.859 and weighted average of $45,523. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,459,806 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.071 and weighted average of $49,190, a difference of 8.1%.

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Central America ($45,538, a difference of 0.030%), Sioux ($45,566, a difference of 0.090%), Yuman ($45,446, a difference of 0.17%), Fijian ($45,607, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Haiti ($45,266, a difference of 0.57%).

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Middle Africa ($49,201, a difference of 0.020%), Nicaraguan ($49,215, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from West Indies ($49,271, a difference of 0.16%), Liberian ($49,318, a difference of 0.26%), and Somali ($49,025, a difference of 0.34%).