Immigrants from South Africa vs Subsaharan African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,296,995 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of $51,850. 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 17.5%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Austria ($51,826, a difference of 0.050%), Estonian ($51,772, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Norway ($51,758, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Indonesia ($51,715, a difference of 0.26%), and Egyptian ($51,701, a difference of 0.29%).

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%).