Hmong vs Sri Lankan 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 439,146,185 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.232 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 2.6%.

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%), Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.57%), and Argentinean (10.8%, a difference of 0.75%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Ethiopian (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Paraguayan (10.7%, a difference of 0.46%), and Ukrainian (10.7%, a difference of 0.55%).