Somali vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,963,519 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.909 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 25.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.53%), and Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.62%).