Black/African American vs Immigrants from Asia Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,527,137 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.782 and weighted average of $40,085. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 549,053,293 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Asia and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.322 and weighted average of $53,310, a difference of 33.0%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Dutch West Indian ($40,107, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Honduras ($40,195, a difference of 0.27%), Fijian ($40,193, a difference of 0.27%), Cheyenne ($40,233, a difference of 0.37%), and Seminole ($40,233, a difference of 0.37%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Asia are Russian ($53,334, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Greece ($53,282, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Sri Lanka ($53,268, a difference of 0.080%), Cambodian ($53,386, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Switzerland ($53,211, a difference of 0.19%).