Subsaharan African vs Immigrants from Western Europe Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,173,504 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.593 and weighted average of $44,118. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,982,841 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Europe and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.483 and weighted average of $50,549, a difference of 14.6%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Nonimmigrants ($44,117, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Venezuela ($44,163, a difference of 0.10%), Samoan ($44,206, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($43,998, a difference of 0.27%), and Aleut ($44,241, a difference of 0.28%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Europe are Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.060%), Argentinean ($50,399, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.38%), South African ($50,752, a difference of 0.40%), and Laotian ($50,343, a difference of 0.41%).