Sri Lankan vs Dutch West Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,146,185 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.232 and weighted average of 10.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 85,754,540 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Dutch West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.253 and weighted average of 14.3%, a difference of 34.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Ethiopian (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.25%), and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.27%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Dutch West Indians are Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.22%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 0.36%), Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%), and Immigrants from Portugal (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%).