Somali vs Ottawa Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 49,940,459 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ottawa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.308 and weighted average of 13.1%, a difference of 4.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Ottawa are Panamanian (13.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Nigerian (13.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Chickasaw (13.1%, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Nigeria (13.1%, a difference of 0.090%).