Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Black/African American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,262,782 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.229 and weighted average of $45,928. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,527,137 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.782 and weighted average of $40,085, a difference of 14.6%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Guamanian/Chamorro ($45,933, a difference of 0.010%), German ($45,935, a difference of 0.020%), Finnish ($45,940, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines ($45,908, a difference of 0.040%), and Yugoslavian ($45,846, a difference of 0.18%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Dutch West Indian ($40,107, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Honduras ($40,195, a difference of 0.27%), Fijian ($40,193, a difference of 0.27%), Cheyenne ($40,233, a difference of 0.37%), and Seminole ($40,233, a difference of 0.37%).