African vs Vietnamese 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 170,448,665 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Vietnamese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.481 and weighted average of 15.7%, a difference of 3.5%.

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 Vietnamese are Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.60%).