Sri Lankan vs Central American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,146,185 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.232 and weighted average of 10.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 502,597,992 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.045 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 33.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Ethiopian (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.25%), and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.27%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Congo (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%), and Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.40%).