Liberian vs Eastern European 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 459,222,528 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.524 and weighted average of 9.2%, a difference of 61.5%.

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%), Kiowa (14.9%, a difference of 0.45%), Ecuadorian (14.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.71%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ireland (9.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Swedish (9.2%, a difference of 0.32%), and Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.36%).