Immigrants from Western Africa vs Subsaharan African Median Household Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,459,311 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.426 and weighted average of $79,490. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 507,380,534 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.691 and weighted average of $77,631, a difference of 2.4%.

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Alaska Native ($79,509, a difference of 0.020%), Nonimmigrants ($79,429, a difference of 0.080%), Barbadian ($79,664, a difference of 0.22%), Nicaraguan ($79,737, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from Sudan ($79,103, a difference of 0.49%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines ($77,690, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Middle Africa ($77,559, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from West Indies ($77,956, a difference of 0.42%), Mexican American Indian ($78,166, a difference of 0.69%), and Belizean ($77,028, a difference of 0.78%).