Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Nepal Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,022,543 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 186,476,550 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nepal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 0.39%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.68%), and Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.69%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nepal are Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.21%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.50%), and Ethiopian (10.6%, a difference of 0.50%).