Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Black/African American Median Household Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,648,096 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.250 and weighted average of $99,943. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,831,998 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.833 and weighted average of $67,573, a difference of 47.9%.

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Asia ($99,933, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Northern Europe ($99,813, a difference of 0.13%), Bhutanese ($100,151, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Belgium ($100,306, a difference of 0.36%), and Turkish ($99,389, a difference of 0.56%).

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Creek ($67,715, a difference of 0.21%), Sioux ($67,792, a difference of 0.32%), Native/Alaskan ($67,879, a difference of 0.45%), Arapaho ($67,965, a difference of 0.58%), and Cheyenne ($66,974, a difference of 0.89%).