Immigrants from Western Africa vs Immigrants from Singapore Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,063,327 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.399 and weighted average of 14.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 137,241,219 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Singapore and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.162 and weighted average of 8.3%, a difference of 76.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.27%), and Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Singapore are Immigrants from Iran (8.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.3%), Burmese (8.6%, a difference of 4.2%), Immigrants from Korea (8.7%, a difference of 4.4%), and Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 4.6%).