Immigrants from Saudi Arabia vs Icelander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,113,449 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Saudi Arabia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.738 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 159,460,125 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Icelanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.154 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 0.48%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Saudi Arabia are Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.21%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.54%), and Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.71%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Icelanders are Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.39%), Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.49%), and Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.52%).