Immigrants from Laos vs Immigrants from Dominica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,380,139 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,761,752 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.032 and weighted average of 18.4%, a difference of 33.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.60%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.63%), and Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.65%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominica are Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.46%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.67%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 0.98%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 2.9%).