Spanish American vs Indonesian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,122,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 162,471,591 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Indonesians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.100 and weighted average of 13.9%, a difference of 1.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.60%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.61%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.63%), and Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.73%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Indonesians are Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.69%), and Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.73%).