Hmong vs Scotch-Irish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 24,669,739 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Hmong 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 10.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,022,543 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 3.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Hmong are Immigrants from Moldova (10.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Celtic (10.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (10.8%, a difference of 0.56%), Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.56%), and Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.57%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.68%).