Ethiopian vs Laotian 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 224,502,742 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.142 and weighted average of 10.0%, a difference of 6.5%.

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 Laotians are South African (10.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Polish (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%).