Kenyan vs Scotch-Irish Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 168,088,158 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Kenyans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.794 and weighted average of 11.6%. 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 9.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Kenyans are Tlingit-Haida (11.6%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), Costa Rican (11.6%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Western Asia (11.6%, a difference of 0.56%).

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%).