Immigrants from Laos vs Finnish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,380,139 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 403,543,220 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Finns and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.057 and weighted average of 10.2%, a difference of 35.6%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Finnish
Minimum	1.3%	1.6%
Maximum	34.6%	28.1%
Range	33.3%	26.5%
Mean	15.3%	10.3%
Median	14.7%	10.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.3%	8.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.2%	12.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.0%	3.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.0%	4.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	4.4%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.60%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.63%), and Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.65%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Finns by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Finns are Jordanian (10.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Irish (10.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Belgian (10.2%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from France (10.1%, a difference of 0.85%), and Immigrants from Greece (10.3%, a difference of 0.95%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Dutch	98.6 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Israel	98.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.5 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Norway	98.4 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 10.0%
Egyptians	98.4 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	98.4 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| France	98.3 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 10.1%
Finns	97.9 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 10.2%
Jordanians	97.9 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 10.2%
Irish	97.9 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 10.2%
Belgians	97.7 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 10.2%
Immigrants \| Greece	97.4 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 10.3%
Basques	97.4 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 10.3%
Welsh	97.3 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 10.3%
Czechoslovakians	97.2 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 10.3%