African vs Alaskan Athabascan 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 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 3.0%.

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 Alaskan Athabascans are Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.25%), and Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.35%).