Immigrants from Western Africa vs Scandinavian 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 472,554,301 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,433, a difference of 3.4%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Scandinavian
Minimum	$28,358	$2,499
Maximum	$54,719	$129,652
Range	$26,361	$127,153
Mean	$42,092	$43,051
Median	$42,904	$44,555
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,801	$34,442
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$45,834	$48,536
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$7,033	$14,094
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$5,206	$16,928
Standard Deviation (Population)	$5,170	$16,786

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 Scandinavians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian ($46,440, a difference of 0.020%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.060%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.060%), Basque ($46,399, a difference of 0.070%), and Danish ($46,392, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392
Belgians	48.0 /100 \| #177	Average $46,375
Colombians	47.1 /100 \| #178	Average $46,349
English	46.5 /100 \| #179	Average $46,334
Puget Sound Salish	46.5 /100 \| #180	Average $46,333
Immigrants \| Cameroon	46.4 /100 \| #181	Average $46,329