Cuban vs Sri Lankan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,765,470 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Cubans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.493 and weighted average of 18.2%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 71.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Cubans are Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 0.98%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.9%).

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%).