Lumbee vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,196,215 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Lumbee and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.385 and weighted average of 22.9%. 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 33.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Lumbee are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (23.8%, a difference of 4.1%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 5.9%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 6.3%), and Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 6.7%).

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%).