Irish vs Canadian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 576,263,816 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.604 and weighted average of 10.2%. 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 3.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Jordanian (10.2%, a difference of 0.0%), Finnish (10.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Belgian (10.2%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from France (10.1%, a difference of 0.89%), and Immigrants from Greece (10.3%, a difference of 0.91%).

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%).