Jamaican vs Immigrants from Western Africa Median Household Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,555,449 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.232 and weighted average of $76,583. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,459,311 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.426 and weighted average of $79,490, a difference of 3.8%.

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Spanish American Indian ($76,670, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Nicaragua ($76,784, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Senegal ($76,915, a difference of 0.43%), Belizean ($77,028, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Middle Africa ($77,559, a difference of 1.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Nonimmigrants ($79,429, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Sudan ($79,103, a difference of 0.49%), Immigrants from Barbados ($78,989, a difference of 0.63%), Marshallese ($78,930, a difference of 0.71%), and Inupiat ($78,841, a difference of 0.82%).