Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Nonimmigrants Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,698,351 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.222 and weighted average of $53,268. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 583,813,496 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of $44,117, a difference of 20.7%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Greece ($53,282, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Asia ($53,310, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Switzerland ($53,211, a difference of 0.11%), Russian ($53,334, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Denmark ($53,186, a difference of 0.15%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Subsaharan African ($44,118, 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%).