European vs Latvian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 558,520,577 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.693 and weighted average of 9.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 220,272,537 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Latvians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.423 and weighted average of 9.1%, a difference of 4.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Europeans are Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Austria (9.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Turkish (9.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Zimbabwean (9.5%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Sri Lanka (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Latvians are Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Hong Kong (9.1%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.40%), Eastern European (9.2%, a difference of 0.51%), and Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.54%).