Laotian vs Immigrants from Thailand Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,502,742 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.142 and weighted average of 10.0%. 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 24.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Laotian	Immigrants from Thailand
Minimum	1.2%	0.40%
Maximum	22.4%	39.9%
Range	21.2%	39.5%
Mean	10.2%	16.0%
Median	8.9%	14.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.5%	10.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	12.3%	20.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.8%	9.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.5%	7.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.5%	7.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Laotians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are South African (10.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Polish (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Asia	98.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 9.9%
Macedonians	98.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 9.9%
New Zealanders	98.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	98.7 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Croatia	98.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	98.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 10.0%
South Africans	98.7 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 10.0%
Laotians	98.7 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 10.0%
Poles	98.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| England	98.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 10.0%
Austrians	98.6 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 10.0%
Dutch	98.6 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Israel	98.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.5 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Norway	98.4 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 10.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Thailand by Receiving Food Stamps

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Portuguese	25.1 /100 \| #199	Fair 12.2%
Sierra Leoneans	23.6 /100 \| #200	Fair 12.2%
Ugandans	22.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 12.2%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	20.1 /100 \| #202	Fair 12.3%
Shoshone	17.7 /100 \| #203	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	17.6 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.4%
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%