Sierra Leonean vs Malaysian 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 225,895,632 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 12.7%, a difference of 4.0%.

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 Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.32%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.46%), and Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.54%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.63%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.87%), and Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.98%).