Alaska Native vs Scotch-Irish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 76,703,689 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Alaska Natives and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.495 and weighted average of 15.6%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 48.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Alaska Natives are Vietnamese (15.7%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Honduran (15.5%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.74%), and Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.75%).

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%).