Immigrants from Western Africa vs American Per Capita Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,903,871 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.180 and weighted average of $40,294. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 582,039,940 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and per capita income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.545 and weighted average of $39,039, a difference of 3.2%.

Per Capita Income Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	American
Minimum	$15,041	$4,486
Maximum	$60,586	$47,414
Range	$45,545	$42,928
Mean	$35,763	$28,778
Median	$37,211	$28,107
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$30,829	$24,336
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$40,508	$33,158
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,679	$8,822
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,739	$7,186
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,688	$7,166

Similar Demographics by Per Capita Income

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Per Capita Income

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are German Russian ($40,266, a difference of 0.070%), British West Indian ($40,330, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Nigeria ($40,339, a difference of 0.11%), Tsimshian ($40,344, a difference of 0.12%), and French American Indian ($40,244, a difference of 0.13%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Per Capita Income
Immigrants \| Guyana	3.6 /100 \| #235	Tragic $40,742
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.4 /100 \| #236	Tragic $40,669
Immigrants \| Cambodia	2.6 /100 \| #237	Tragic $40,434
Somalis	2.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic $40,367
Tsimshian	2.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic $40,344
Immigrants \| Nigeria	2.3 /100 \| #240	Tragic $40,339
British West Indians	2.3 /100 \| #241	Tragic $40,330
Immigrants \| Western Africa	2.2 /100 \| #242	Tragic $40,294
German Russians	2.2 /100 \| #243	Tragic $40,266
French American Indians	2.1 /100 \| #244	Tragic $40,244
Sub-Saharan Africans	1.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic $40,152
Cree	1.7 /100 \| #246	Tragic $40,056
Immigrants \| Somalia	1.6 /100 \| #247	Tragic $39,974
Cape Verdeans	1.5 /100 \| #248	Tragic $39,935
Japanese	1.4 /100 \| #249	Tragic $39,870

Demographics Similar to Americans by Per Capita Income

In terms of per capita income, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Spanish American ($39,012, a difference of 0.070%), Belizean ($39,097, a difference of 0.15%), Iroquois ($39,104, a difference of 0.16%), Marshallese ($39,108, a difference of 0.17%), and Alaskan Athabascan ($39,163, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Per Capita Income
Nicaraguans	0.8 /100 \| #257	Tragic $39,372
Jamaicans	0.7 /100 \| #258	Tragic $39,231
Malaysians	0.7 /100 \| #259	Tragic $39,194
Alaskan Athabascans	0.6 /100 \| #260	Tragic $39,163
Marshallese	0.6 /100 \| #261	Tragic $39,108
Iroquois	0.6 /100 \| #262	Tragic $39,104
Belizeans	0.6 /100 \| #263	Tragic $39,097
Americans	0.6 /100 \| #264	Tragic $39,039
Spanish Americans	0.5 /100 \| #265	Tragic $39,012
Salvadorans	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic $38,858
Immigrants \| Zaire	0.4 /100 \| #267	Tragic $38,848
Liberians	0.4 /100 \| #268	Tragic $38,780
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.4 /100 \| #269	Tragic $38,766
Immigrants \| Belize	0.3 /100 \| #270	Tragic $38,614
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #271	Tragic $38,560