Immigrants from Jamaica vs British West Indian 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 152,701,918 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.090 and weighted average of $44,552, a difference of 3.5%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	British West Indian
Minimum	$21,741	$25,617
Maximum	$58,155	$71,446
Range	$36,414	$45,829
Mean	$40,000	$43,859
Median	$40,853	$43,512
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$35,870	$38,648
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$44,978	$47,645
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,108	$8,997
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$6,782	$7,987
Standard Deviation (Population)	$6,743	$7,943

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Nicaraguan ($43,026, a difference of 0.0%), Inupiat ($43,000, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Somalia ($43,100, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Liberia ($42,923, a difference of 0.24%), and Salvadoran ($42,912, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Liberians	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic $43,536
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	1.4 /100 \| #255	Tragic $43,416
Alaskan Athabascans	1.4 /100 \| #256	Tragic $43,393
Jamaicans	1.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic $43,343
French American Indians	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic $43,333
German Russians	1.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic $43,200
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic $43,100
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic $43,026
Nicaraguans	0.8 /100 \| #262	Tragic $43,026
Inupiat	0.8 /100 \| #263	Tragic $43,000
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic $42,923
Salvadorans	0.7 /100 \| #265	Tragic $42,912
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #266	Tragic $42,884
Cree	0.6 /100 \| #267	Tragic $42,777
Americans	0.6 /100 \| #268	Tragic $42,742

Demographics Similar to British West Indians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Venezuelan ($44,580, a difference of 0.060%), Cape Verdean ($44,640, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Ecuador ($44,462, a difference of 0.20%), Sudanese ($44,419, a difference of 0.30%), and Senegalese ($44,373, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Scotch-Irish	10.7 /100 \| #229	Poor $44,924
Immigrants \| Western Africa	10.3 /100 \| #230	Poor $44,893
Japanese	9.5 /100 \| #231	Tragic $44,825
Delaware	9.0 /100 \| #232	Tragic $44,783
Immigrants \| Sudan	8.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic $44,767
Cape Verdeans	7.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $44,640
Venezuelans	6.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic $44,580
British West Indians	6.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic $44,552
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462
Sudanese	5.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic $44,419
Senegalese	5.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic $44,373
Aleuts	4.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic $44,241
Samoans	4.2 /100 \| #241	Tragic $44,206
Immigrants \| Venezuela	4.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic $44,163
Sub-Saharan Africans	3.7 /100 \| #243	Tragic $44,118