Haitian vs Ethiopian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 287,415,058 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Haitians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.599 and weighted average of 17.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 222,869,008 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ethiopians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.386 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 67.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Haitians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.010%), British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 2.4%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 2.5%), and Apache (18.3%, a difference of 2.8%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ethiopians are Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.36%).