Vietnamese vs Sioux Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,448,665 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Vietnamese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.481 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 234,002,578 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Sioux and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.721 and weighted average of 16.8%, a difference of 7.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Vietnamese are Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.60%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sioux are Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.2%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 1.8%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 2.0%), and Houma (16.5%, a difference of 2.3%).