Subsaharan African vs Alaskan Athabascan 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 45,801,504 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Alaskan Athabascans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.540 and weighted average of 14.7%, a difference of 4.2%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Alaskan Athabascans are Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.25%), Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Nepalese (14.6%, a difference of 0.55%).