Maltese vs Immigrants from Laos Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 126,326,632 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Maltese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.227 and weighted average of 8.9%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 54.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Maltese	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	1.2%	1.3%
Maximum	18.6%	34.6%
Range	17.4%	33.3%
Mean	6.9%	15.3%
Median	7.0%	14.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.4%	11.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.2%	19.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.8%	8.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.6%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.5%	6.9%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Maltese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Maltese are Bulgarian (8.9%, a difference of 0.13%), Okinawan (8.9%, a difference of 0.33%), Cypriot (8.9%, a difference of 0.33%), Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 0.66%), and Immigrants from South Central Asia (8.8%, a difference of 0.77%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%
Danes	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 9.1%
Latvians	99.8 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 9.1%
Luxembourgers	99.8 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 9.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Receiving Food Stamps

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
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%