Immigrants from Sweden vs Immigrants from Thailand 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 316,534,905 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Thailand and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.029 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 33.5%.

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 Thailand are Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.16%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), and Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.62%).