Immigrants from Jamaica vs Samoan Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,808,266 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.244 and weighted average of $43,026. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,197,093 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Samoans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.532 and weighted average of $44,206, a difference of 2.7%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Somalia ($43,100, a difference of 0.17%), German Russian ($43,200, a difference of 0.40%), French American Indian ($43,333, a difference of 0.71%), Jamaican ($43,343, a difference of 0.74%), and Alaskan Athabascan ($43,393, a difference of 0.85%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Immigrants from Venezuela ($44,163, a difference of 0.10%), Subsaharan African ($44,118, a difference of 0.20%), Nonimmigrants ($44,117, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($43,998, a difference of 0.47%), and Immigrants from West Indies ($43,989, a difference of 0.49%).