Immigrants from Nigeria vs Nonimmigrants Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,479,904 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of $45,030. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 583,813,496 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of $44,117, a difference of 2.1%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Native Hawaiian ($45,027, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Iraq ($44,988, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Cambodia ($45,090, a difference of 0.13%), Scotch-Irish ($44,924, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Western Africa ($44,893, a difference of 0.31%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Subsaharan African ($44,118, 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%).