Somali vs Canadian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 436,119,320 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.863 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 29.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.16%), Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.50%), and Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.52%).