Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Ethiopia 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 211,250,124 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ethiopia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.115 and weighted average of 10.7%, a difference of 0.71%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Ethiopia
Minimum	2.2%	2.8%
Maximum	28.8%	26.5%
Range	26.6%	23.7%
Mean	12.0%	10.7%
Median	10.9%	9.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.4%	8.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.1%	12.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.7%	3.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.8%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.7%	4.5%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans and Immigrants from Ethiopia by Receiving Food Stamps

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ethiopia are Immigrants from Jordan (10.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (10.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Afghan (10.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Israeli (10.7%, a difference of 0.11%), and French (10.7%, a difference of 0.11%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Sri Lankans	93.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.3 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 10.7%
Paraguayans	93.0 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 10.7%
Ukrainians	92.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 10.7%
Afghans	92.6 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	92.6 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Jordan	92.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 10.7%
Yugoslavians	92.5 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 10.7%
Israelis	92.4 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 10.7%
French	92.3 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Germany	92.0 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Russia	90.9 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 10.8%
Immigrants \| Brazil	90.3 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 10.8%