Sierra Leonean vs South 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 164,403,103 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.206 and weighted average of 11.9%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are 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%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.54%), and American (12.2%, a difference of 0.56%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Uruguayan (11.8%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.66%).