Immigrants from Africa vs South African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,401,841 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.670 and weighted average of $46,564. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 9.0%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	South African
Minimum	$3,500	$22,500
Maximum	$54,639	$84,919
Range	$51,139	$62,419
Mean	$41,149	$52,531
Median	$43,417	$53,417
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,567	$42,247
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$46,460	$56,939
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,893	$14,692
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$9,174	$14,077
Standard Deviation (Population)	$9,120	$13,814

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Immigrants from South America ($46,548, a difference of 0.030%), Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.18%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.20%), and Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Spain	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional $51,092
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional $51,068
Mongolians	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional $51,038
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional $50,991
Immigrants \| Ukraine	99.8 /100 \| #71	Exceptional $50,984
Immigrants \| Egypt	99.8 /100 \| #72	Exceptional $50,901
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.8 /100 \| #73	Exceptional $50,818
South Africans	99.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional $50,752
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional $50,741
Immigrants \| Italy	99.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional $50,581
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional $50,549
Argentineans	99.6 /100 \| #78	Exceptional $50,399
Laotians	99.6 /100 \| #79	Exceptional $50,343
Ukrainians	99.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional $50,320
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional $50,280