Sri Lankan vs Shoshone 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 66,597,434 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Shoshone and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.557 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 16.4%.

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 Shoshone are Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.16%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.53%).