African vs Honduran 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 357,240,438 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Hondurans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.243 and weighted average of 15.5%, a difference of 2.8%.

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 Hondurans are Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.44%), Vietnamese (15.7%, a difference of 0.74%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.85%), Senegalese (15.4%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 1.2%).