Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Japanese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,559,028 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.130 and weighted average of 9.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 248,870,971 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.594 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 48.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	Japanese
Minimum	0.30%	2.5%
Maximum	23.4%	70.2%
Range	23.1%	67.7%
Mean	8.5%	19.9%
Median	7.4%	16.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.1%	13.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	9.9%	24.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.8%	11.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.1%	11.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.1%	10.9%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Bolivia (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Netherlands (9.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Cambodian (9.5%, a difference of 0.19%), European (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	99.7 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 9.3%
Bolivians	99.7 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 9.3%
Zimbabweans	99.6 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 9.5%
Turks	99.6 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Austria	99.6 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 9.5%
Estonians	99.6 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 9.5%
Europeans	99.6 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	99.5 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Bolivia	99.5 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.5 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 9.5%
Cambodians	99.5 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| China	99.5 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 9.6%
Croatians	99.5 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Denmark	99.4 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Belgium	99.4 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 9.6%

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%