Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Scotland 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 196,125,913 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.119 and weighted average of 9.0%, a difference of 17.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Scotland
Minimum	2.5%	0.50%
Maximum	38.9%	15.3%
Range	36.4%	14.8%
Mean	16.4%	7.0%
Median	12.6%	6.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.2%	4.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.9%	8.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.7%	3.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.3%	3.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.2%	3.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Receiving Food Stamps

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%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%
Pakistanis	95.9 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 10.4%
Romanians	95.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 10.4%
Mongolians	95.8 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 10.5%
Icelanders	95.4 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 10.5%
Scotch-Irish	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	94.9 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 10.5%
Canadians	94.8 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	94.6 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 10.6%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	94.1 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Poland	93.9 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 10.6%
Ethiopians	93.9 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 10.6%
Slavs	93.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 10.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Scotland by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are Immigrants from Japan (9.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 0.43%), Danish (9.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Hong Kong (9.1%, a difference of 1.0%), and Maltese (8.9%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%
Danes	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 9.1%
Latvians	99.8 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 9.1%
Luxembourgers	99.8 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 9.1%
Immigrants \| Australia	99.8 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 9.2%
Eastern Europeans	99.8 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	99.8 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 9.2%