Northern European vs Spanish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 404,897,441 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 9.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 421,068,577 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.373 and weighted average of 12.0%, a difference of 21.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Immigrants from Indonesia (9.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.21%), Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.26%), and Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.39%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish are Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.52%).