Iraqi vs Immigrants from Western Africa Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,634,576 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Iraqis and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.253 and weighted average of $46,140. Similarly, 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, a difference of 2.8%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Iraqi	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	$27,932	$28,358
Maximum	$82,727	$54,719
Range	$54,795	$26,361
Mean	$46,064	$42,092
Median	$45,313	$42,904
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$39,685	$38,801
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$49,745	$45,834
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$10,060	$7,033
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$10,188	$5,206
Standard Deviation (Population)	$10,138	$5,170

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Iraqis by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Iraqis are Vietnamese ($46,172, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Armenia ($46,094, a difference of 0.10%), Uruguayan ($46,190, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Kenya ($46,214, a difference of 0.16%), and Spaniard ($46,059, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Puget Sound Salish	46.5 /100 \| #180	Average $46,333
Immigrants \| Cameroon	46.4 /100 \| #181	Average $46,329
Swiss	45.9 /100 \| #182	Average $46,315
French	45.2 /100 \| #183	Average $46,296
Immigrants \| Kenya	42.4 /100 \| #184	Average $46,214
Uruguayans	41.6 /100 \| #185	Average $46,190
Vietnamese	40.9 /100 \| #186	Average $46,172
Iraqis	39.9 /100 \| #187	Fair $46,140
Immigrants \| Armenia	38.3 /100 \| #188	Fair $46,094
Spaniards	37.2 /100 \| #189	Fair $46,059
French Canadians	36.1 /100 \| #190	Fair $46,026
Finns	33.4 /100 \| #191	Fair $45,940
Germans	33.2 /100 \| #192	Fair $45,935
Guamanians/Chamorros	33.2 /100 \| #193	Fair $45,933
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	33.0 /100 \| #194	Fair $45,928

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