Pennsylvania German vs Canadian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,858,684 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.501 and weighted average of 11.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 436,119,320 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.863 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 8.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.060%), French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (11.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.55%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.16%), Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.50%), and Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.52%).