Sierra Leonean vs Hawaiian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,305,066 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.433 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 327,058,596 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Hawaiians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.522 and weighted average of 12.9%, a difference of 5.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.68%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 1.2%), and Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hawaiians are Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 1.2%).