French Canadian vs Portuguese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 500,490,947 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of French Canadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.292 and weighted average of 11.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,612,640 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.324 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 6.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to French Canadians are Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.16%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Southern Europe (11.5%, a difference of 0.61%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), and American (12.2%, a difference of 0.29%).