Pennsylvania German vs Ethiopian 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 222,869,008 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ethiopians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.386 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 7.6%.

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 Ethiopians are Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.36%).