Immigrants from Western Africa vs Nigerian Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,835,205 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.443 and weighted average of $50,940. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 332,727,024 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.162 and weighted average of $52,039, a difference of 2.2%.

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Pennsylvania German ($50,878, a difference of 0.12%), Cape Verdean ($51,103, a difference of 0.32%), Aleut ($51,168, a difference of 0.45%), Sudanese ($51,216, a difference of 0.54%), and Barbadian ($51,236, a difference of 0.58%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Immigrants from Venezuela ($52,041, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Panama ($51,962, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Ghana ($51,836, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Armenia ($51,793, a difference of 0.47%), and Immigrants from Senegal ($51,647, a difference of 0.76%).