Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Immigrants from Germany Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,559,028 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.130 and weighted average of 9.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,380,802 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Germany and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.528 and weighted average of 10.7%, a difference of 12.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Bolivia (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Netherlands (9.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Cambodian (9.5%, a difference of 0.19%), European (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Germany are Israeli (10.7%, a difference of 0.20%), French (10.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Jordan (10.7%, a difference of 0.30%), Yugoslavian (10.7%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Ethiopia (10.7%, a difference of 0.31%).