Uruguayan vs Subsaharan African Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 144,715,533 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.112 and weighted average of 11.8%. 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 19.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.22%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.44%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.59%).

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%).