Immigrants from Zaire vs African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 107,255,584 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.439 and weighted average of $41,325. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 470,066,359 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.386 and weighted average of $41,955, a difference of 1.5%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Potawatomi ($41,288, a difference of 0.090%), Bangladeshi ($41,263, a difference of 0.15%), Cherokee ($41,252, a difference of 0.18%), Guatemalan ($41,205, a difference of 0.29%), and U.S. Virgin Islander ($41,448, a difference of 0.30%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Marshallese ($41,969, a difference of 0.030%), Dominican ($41,864, a difference of 0.22%), Blackfeet ($41,822, a difference of 0.32%), Hmong ($42,111, a difference of 0.37%), and Colville ($42,151, a difference of 0.47%).