Immigrants from Ireland vs Immigrants from Ethiopia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,220,099 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.242 and weighted average of 9.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 211,250,124 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ethiopia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.115 and weighted average of 10.7%, a difference of 16.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Eastern European (9.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Swedish (9.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.24%), and Bhutanese (9.2%, a difference of 0.43%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ethiopia are Immigrants from Jordan (10.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (10.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Afghan (10.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Israeli (10.7%, a difference of 0.11%), and French (10.7%, a difference of 0.11%).