Liberian vs Immigrants from Western Africa Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,107,140 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Liberians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.400 and weighted average of $43,536. 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 3.1%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Liberian	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	$14,336	$28,358
Maximum	$62,030	$54,719
Range	$47,694	$26,361
Mean	$42,795	$42,092
Median	$42,751	$42,904
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,041	$38,801
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$47,442	$45,834
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,402	$7,033
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,910	$5,206
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,855	$5,170

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Liberians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Somali ($43,567, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Middle Africa ($43,416, a difference of 0.28%), Hawaiian ($43,673, a difference of 0.31%), Alaskan Athabascan ($43,393, a difference of 0.33%), and Tsimshian ($43,695, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	3.0 /100 \| #247	Tragic $43,963
Nepalese	2.6 /100 \| #248	Tragic $43,860
Malaysians	2.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic $43,844
Alaska Natives	2.3 /100 \| #250	Tragic $43,750
Tsimshian	2.1 /100 \| #251	Tragic $43,695
Hawaiians	2.0 /100 \| #252	Tragic $43,673
Somalis	1.8 /100 \| #253	Tragic $43,567
Liberians	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic $43,536
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	1.4 /100 \| #255	Tragic $43,416
Alaskan Athabascans	1.4 /100 \| #256	Tragic $43,393
Jamaicans	1.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic $43,343
French American Indians	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic $43,333
German Russians	1.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic $43,200
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic $43,100
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic $43,026

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