Immigrants from North America vs Immigrants from Western Africa Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,391,423 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.428 and weighted average of $50,108. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,863,895 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.558 and weighted average of $44,893, a difference of 11.6%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Albanian ($50,116, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan ($50,151, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Canada ($50,192, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Kazakhstan ($50,225, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Hungary ($50,227, a difference of 0.24%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.070%), Japanese ($44,825, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.21%), Delaware ($44,783, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan ($44,767, a difference of 0.28%).