Immigrants from Russia vs Sri Lankan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 346,828,802 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Russia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.299 and weighted average of 10.8%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 1.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Russia are Immigrants from Brazil (10.8%, a difference of 0.30%), Argentinean (10.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.49%), Immigrants from Germany (10.7%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Eastern Europe (10.8%, a difference of 0.51%). Similarly, 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%).