Immigrants from Western Africa vs Central American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,863,895 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.558 and weighted average of $44,893. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 504,567,370 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.613 and weighted average of $42,280, a difference of 6.2%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Central American
Minimum	$28,358	$20,583
Maximum	$54,719	$46,875
Range	$26,361	$26,292
Mean	$42,092	$37,665
Median	$42,904	$38,592
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,801	$34,004
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$45,834	$41,685
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$7,033	$7,681
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$5,206	$5,685
Standard Deviation (Population)	$5,170	$5,655

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.070%), Japanese ($44,825, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.21%), Delaware ($44,783, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan ($44,767, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027
Immigrants \| Iraq	11.6 /100 \| #228	Poor $44,988
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Spanish American ($42,316, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Belize ($42,339, a difference of 0.14%), Cajun ($42,189, a difference of 0.21%), Colville ($42,151, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from El Salvador ($42,413, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic $42,651
Pennsylvania Germans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic $42,615
Iroquois	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic $42,430
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic $42,420
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic $42,413
Immigrants \| Belize	0.3 /100 \| #275	Tragic $42,339
Spanish Americans	0.3 /100 \| #276	Tragic $42,316
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #277	Tragic $42,280
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #278	Tragic $42,189
Colville	0.2 /100 \| #279	Tragic $42,151
Hmong	0.2 /100 \| #280	Tragic $42,111
Marshallese	0.2 /100 \| #281	Tragic $41,969
Africans	0.2 /100 \| #282	Tragic $41,955
Dominicans	0.2 /100 \| #283	Tragic $41,864
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #284	Tragic $41,822