Macedonian vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 132,449,989 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Macedonians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.268 and weighted average of 9.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,963,519 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.909 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 73.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Macedonians are Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.060%), New Zealander (9.9%, a difference of 0.16%), Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.45%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.53%), and Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.62%).