Liberian vs Japanese Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 248,870,971 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.594 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 5.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.71%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.79%), Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.81%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.84%), and Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 1.1%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%), Central American (14.1%, a difference of 0.40%), and Immigrants from Congo (14.1%, a difference of 0.41%).