Arab vs Icelander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,746,764 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Arabs and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.444 and weighted average of 11.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 159,460,125 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Icelanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.154 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 9.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Arabs are Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.54%), and Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.60%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Icelanders are Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.48%), and Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.49%).