Immigrants from North America vs Sri Lankan Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,391,423 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.428 and weighted average of $50,108. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,583,083 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.533 and weighted average of $48,040, a difference of 4.3%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Albanian ($50,116, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan ($50,151, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Canada ($50,192, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Kazakhstan ($50,225, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Hungary ($50,227, a difference of 0.24%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Uganda ($48,041, a difference of 0.0%), Portuguese ($48,032, a difference of 0.020%), Slovene ($47,995, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Nepal ($47,925, a difference of 0.24%), and European ($47,915, a difference of 0.26%).