Immigrants from Laos vs Eastern European Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,380,139 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 459,222,528 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.524 and weighted average of 9.2%, a difference of 50.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Eastern European
Minimum	1.3%	0.35%
Maximum	34.6%	75.0%
Range	33.3%	74.7%
Mean	15.3%	12.1%
Median	14.7%	6.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.3%	4.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.2%	12.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.0%	7.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.0%	14.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	14.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.60%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.63%), and Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.65%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Eastern Europeans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ireland (9.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Swedish (9.2%, a difference of 0.32%), and Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%
Danes	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 9.1%
Latvians	99.8 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 9.1%
Luxembourgers	99.8 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 9.1%
Immigrants \| Australia	99.8 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 9.2%
Eastern Europeans	99.8 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	99.8 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Ireland	99.8 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 9.2%
Swedes	99.8 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 9.2%
Bhutanese	99.8 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 9.2%
Czechs	99.8 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	99.8 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Sweden	99.7 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 9.3%