Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs South African 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 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 5.0%.

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 South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).