Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Black/African American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,648,548 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.272 and weighted average of $47,875. 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 19.4%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Ugandan ($47,854, a difference of 0.040%), Swedish ($47,851, a difference of 0.050%), Taiwanese ($47,902, a difference of 0.060%), European ($47,915, a difference of 0.080%), and Canadian ($47,911, a difference of 0.080%).

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%).