Arab vs Northern European 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 404,897,441 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 9.8%, a difference of 16.8%.

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 Northern Europeans are Immigrants from Indonesia (9.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.21%), Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.26%), and Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.39%).