Immigrants from Lebanon vs Sierra Leonean Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 216,755,093 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Lebanon and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.639 and weighted average of 11.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,305,066 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.433 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 8.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Lebanon are Immigrants from Afghanistan (11.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.49%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.87%), French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Argentina (11.2%, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.32%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.46%), and Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.54%).