Northern European vs Subsaharan African Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 404,897,441 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 9.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,389,803 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.630 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 43.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Immigrants from Indonesia (9.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.21%), Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.26%), and Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.39%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.33%).