Immigrants from Sweden vs Immigrants from Philippines Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,382,691 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sweden and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.338 and weighted average of 9.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,841,881 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Philippines and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.013 and weighted average of 10.7%, a difference of 14.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sweden are Immigrants from Lithuania (9.2%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia (9.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Czech (9.2%, a difference of 0.64%), Bhutanese (9.2%, a difference of 0.66%), and Bolivian (9.3%, a difference of 0.72%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Philippines are Paraguayan (10.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.25%), Ukrainian (10.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.36%).