Immigrants from Portugal vs Subsaharan African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,787,782 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.214 and weighted average of $47,304. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,173,504 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.593 and weighted average of $44,118, a difference of 7.2%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Subsaharan African
Minimum	$21,818	$8,672
Maximum	$81,250	$54,367
Range	$59,432	$45,695
Mean	$46,644	$38,469
Median	$47,553	$41,866
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$40,436	$33,941
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$52,307	$44,774
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,871	$10,833
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$9,540	$9,878
Standard Deviation (Population)	$9,471	$9,810

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Vietnam ($47,282, a difference of 0.050%), Irish ($47,276, a difference of 0.060%), Czech ($47,221, a difference of 0.18%), Slavic ($47,470, a difference of 0.35%), and Slovak ($47,095, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	85.0 /100 \| #147	Excellent $47,671
Immigrants \| Eritrea	84.8 /100 \| #148	Excellent $47,657
Luxembourgers	84.5 /100 \| #149	Excellent $47,640
Peruvians	84.2 /100 \| #150	Excellent $47,628
Immigrants \| Oceania	84.1 /100 \| #151	Excellent $47,617
Immigrants \| Germany	83.1 /100 \| #152	Excellent $47,566
Slavs	81.1 /100 \| #153	Excellent $47,470
Immigrants \| Portugal	77.3 /100 \| #154	Good $47,304
Immigrants \| Vietnam	76.7 /100 \| #155	Good $47,282
Irish	76.6 /100 \| #156	Good $47,276
Czechs	75.1 /100 \| #157	Good $47,221
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969

Demographics Similar to Sub-Saharan Africans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Nonimmigrants ($44,117, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Venezuela ($44,163, a difference of 0.10%), Samoan ($44,206, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($43,998, a difference of 0.27%), and Aleut ($44,241, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462
Sudanese	5.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic $44,419
Senegalese	5.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic $44,373
Aleuts	4.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic $44,241
Samoans	4.2 /100 \| #241	Tragic $44,206
Immigrants \| Venezuela	4.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic $44,163
Sub-Saharan Africans	3.7 /100 \| #243	Tragic $44,118
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.7 /100 \| #244	Tragic $44,117
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	3.2 /100 \| #245	Tragic $43,998
Immigrants \| West Indies	3.1 /100 \| #246	Tragic $43,989
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	3.0 /100 \| #247	Tragic $43,963
Nepalese	2.6 /100 \| #248	Tragic $43,860
Malaysians	2.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic $43,844
Alaska Natives	2.3 /100 \| #250	Tragic $43,750