Immigrants from Zaire vs Scotch-Irish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 107,223,376 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.605 and weighted average of 13.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,022,543 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 27.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 0.67%), Comanche (13.3%, a difference of 0.77%), French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.87%), and Cherokee (13.2%, a difference of 0.90%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.68%).