Liberian vs Central American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,008,708 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Liberians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.531 and weighted average of 14.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 502,597,992 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.045 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 4.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Seminole (14.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.71%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.79%), and Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.81%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Congo (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.80%), and Immigrants from Portugal (14.3%, a difference of 0.80%).