Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Pennsylvania German Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,559,028 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.130 and weighted average of 9.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,858,684 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.501 and weighted average of 11.4%, a difference of 20.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	Pennsylvania German
Minimum	0.30%	0.90%
Maximum	23.4%	83.5%
Range	23.1%	82.6%
Mean	8.5%	13.7%
Median	7.4%	8.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.1%	5.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	9.9%	12.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.8%	6.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.1%	16.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.1%	16.4%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Bolivia (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Netherlands (9.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Cambodian (9.5%, a difference of 0.19%), European (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	99.7 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 9.3%
Bolivians	99.7 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 9.3%
Zimbabweans	99.6 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 9.5%
Turks	99.6 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Austria	99.6 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 9.5%
Estonians	99.6 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 9.5%
Europeans	99.6 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	99.5 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Bolivia	99.5 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.5 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 9.5%
Cambodians	99.5 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| China	99.5 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 9.6%
Croatians	99.5 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Denmark	99.4 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Belgium	99.4 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 9.6%

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.060%), French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (11.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.55%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Armenians	81.4 /100 \| #154	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Argentina	80.4 /100 \| #155	Excellent 11.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	75.6 /100 \| #156	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	75.2 /100 \| #157	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6 /100 \| #158	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Oceania	70.4 /100 \| #159	Good 11.4%
French Canadians	69.5 /100 \| #160	Good 11.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	68.4 /100 \| #161	Good 11.4%
Alsatians	68.0 /100 \| #162	Good 11.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	65.8 /100 \| #163	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Chile	65.0 /100 \| #164	Good 11.5%
Arabs	64.7 /100 \| #165	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Belarus	62.8 /100 \| #166	Good 11.5%
Kenyans	60.2 /100 \| #167	Good 11.6%
Tlingit-Haida	59.1 /100 \| #168	Average 11.6%