Sierra Leonean vs Central American Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,305,066 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.433 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 325,864,154 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Central American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.688 and weighted average of 17.1%, a difference of 39.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.32%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.46%), and Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.54%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Central American Indians are Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.88%), and Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.96%).