Immigrants from Russia vs Scotch-Irish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 346,828,802 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Russia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.299 and weighted average of 10.8%. 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 2.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Russia are Immigrants from Germany (10.7%, a difference of 0.50%), French (10.7%, a difference of 0.70%), Israeli (10.7%, a difference of 0.71%), Immigrants from Jordan (10.7%, a difference of 0.81%), and Yugoslavian (10.7%, a difference of 0.81%). Similarly, 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 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.72%).