Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Congo Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,022,543 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,058,964 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Congo and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.053 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 34.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Congo
Minimum	2.5%	1.3%
Maximum	38.9%	42.8%
Range	36.4%	41.5%
Mean	16.4%	15.1%
Median	12.6%	13.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.2%	11.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.9%	18.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.7%	6.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.3%	7.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.2%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%
Pakistanis	95.9 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 10.4%
Romanians	95.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 10.4%
Mongolians	95.8 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 10.5%
Icelanders	95.4 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 10.5%
Scotch-Irish	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	94.9 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 10.5%
Canadians	94.8 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	94.6 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 10.6%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	94.1 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Poland	93.9 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 10.6%
Ethiopians	93.9 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 10.6%
Slavs	93.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 10.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Congo by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Congo are Central American (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.23%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.31%), and Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.4%