Immigrants from Laos vs Scandinavian 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 470,816,598 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.638 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 41.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Scandinavian
Minimum	1.3%	1.1%
Maximum	34.6%	53.3%
Range	33.3%	52.2%
Mean	15.3%	15.6%
Median	14.7%	10.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.3%	7.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.2%	18.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.0%	11.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.0%	13.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	12.9%

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 Scandinavians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are British (9.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Greek (9.7%, a difference of 0.060%), German (9.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Canada (9.7%, a difference of 0.17%), and English (9.8%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Asians	99.3 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| South Africa	99.3 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 9.7%
Tongans	99.3 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 9.7%
Swiss	99.3 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	99.3 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Canada	99.3 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 9.7%
Greeks	99.3 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 9.7%
Scandinavians	99.2 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 9.7%
British	99.2 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 9.7%
Germans	99.2 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 9.7%
English	99.2 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	99.2 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 9.8%
Chinese	99.2 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| North America	99.2 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Turkey	99.1 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 9.8%