Senegalese vs Scotch-Irish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 78,101,043 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Senegalese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.334 and weighted average of 15.4%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 46.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Senegalese are Immigrants from Senegal (15.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Honduran (15.5%, a difference of 1.0%), Immigrants from Belize (15.2%, a difference of 1.0%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 1.5%), and Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 1.5%).

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%).