Sri Lankan vs Guatemalan 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 408,642,708 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Guatemalans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.117 and weighted average of 14.4%, a difference of 35.7%.

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 Guatemalans are Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.66%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.88%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.96%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 1.0%), and Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 1.1%).