Laotian vs Scottish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,502,742 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.142 and weighted average of 10.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 563,544,150 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.719 and weighted average of 9.9%, a difference of 0.94%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are South African (10.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Polish (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.13%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.30%), and Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.39%).