Ethiopian vs Iranian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 222,869,008 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ethiopians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.386 and weighted average of 10.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 315,912,646 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Iranians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 7.9%, a difference of 33.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ethiopians are Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Iranians are Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.3%), Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 4.6%), Immigrants from Iran (8.3%, a difference of 5.2%), Filipino (7.4%, a difference of 7.3%), and Immigrants from India (7.4%, a difference of 7.6%).