Immigrants from Jamaica vs West Indian Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,814,943 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.366 and weighted average of $38,766. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 254,069,364 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.079 and weighted average of $41,217, a difference of 6.3%.

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Liberian ($38,780, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Zaire ($38,848, a difference of 0.21%), Salvadoran ($38,858, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Belize ($38,614, a difference of 0.39%), and Central American ($38,560, a difference of 0.53%).

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Ecuador ($41,195, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines ($41,270, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Ghana ($41,131, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Grenada ($41,123, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Cameroon ($41,334, a difference of 0.28%).