African vs Liberian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,859,101 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.577 and weighted average of 15.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,008,708 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Liberians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.531 and weighted average of 14.8%, a difference of 2.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.52%), Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Belize (15.2%, a difference of 0.69%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Seminole (14.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Kiowa (14.9%, a difference of 0.45%), Ecuadorian (14.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.71%).