Subsaharan African vs Sri Lankan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,389,803 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.630 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,146,185 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.232 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 32.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.33%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Ethiopian (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.25%), and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.27%).