Irish vs Belgian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 576,263,816 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.604 and weighted average of 10.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,046,721 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Belgians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.357 and weighted average of 10.2%, a difference of 0.38%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Jordanian (10.2%, a difference of 0.0%), Finnish (10.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from France (10.1%, a difference of 0.89%), Immigrants from Greece (10.3%, a difference of 0.91%), and Basque (10.3%, a difference of 0.94%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Belgians are Jordanian (10.2%, a difference of 0.39%), Finnish (10.2%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Greece (10.3%, a difference of 0.53%), Basque (10.3%, a difference of 0.55%), and Welsh (10.3%, a difference of 0.61%).