Immigrants from Nigeria vs Sri Lankan Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,479,904 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of $45,030. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,583,083 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.533 and weighted average of $48,040, a difference of 6.7%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	Sri Lankan
Minimum	$28,094	$21,667
Maximum	$60,652	$61,651
Range	$32,558	$39,984
Mean	$44,023	$42,190
Median	$44,326	$43,063
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$39,209	$36,459
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$47,273	$48,491
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,064	$12,032
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,558	$8,385
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,484	$8,324

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Cambodia ($45,090, a difference of 0.13%), West Indian ($45,132, a difference of 0.23%), and Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Dutch	18.4 /100 \| #219	Poor $45,370
Ecuadorians	15.3 /100 \| #220	Poor $45,214
Immigrants \| Guyana	15.1 /100 \| #221	Poor $45,204
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Uganda ($48,041, a difference of 0.0%), Portuguese ($48,032, a difference of 0.020%), Slovene ($47,995, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Nepal ($47,925, a difference of 0.24%), and European ($47,915, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Sierra Leoneans	93.1 /100 \| #127	Exceptional $48,286
Immigrants \| Philippines	92.9 /100 \| #128	Exceptional $48,266
Pakistanis	92.8 /100 \| #129	Exceptional $48,254
Zimbabweans	92.6 /100 \| #130	Exceptional $48,229
Lebanese	92.5 /100 \| #131	Exceptional $48,226
British	92.2 /100 \| #132	Exceptional $48,189
Immigrants \| Uganda	90.5 /100 \| #133	Exceptional $48,041
Sri Lankans	90.5 /100 \| #134	Exceptional $48,040
Portuguese	90.4 /100 \| #135	Exceptional $48,032
Slovenes	90.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent $47,995
Immigrants \| Nepal	89.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent $47,925
Europeans	88.9 /100 \| #138	Excellent $47,915
Canadians	88.8 /100 \| #139	Excellent $47,911
Taiwanese	88.7 /100 \| #140	Excellent $47,902
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	88.3 /100 \| #141	Excellent $47,875