Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Jamaica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,022,543 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,234,933 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.274 and weighted average of 16.9%, a difference of 60.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Jamaica
Minimum	2.5%	3.6%
Maximum	38.9%	36.9%
Range	36.4%	33.3%
Mean	16.4%	17.7%
Median	12.6%	16.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.2%	12.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.9%	21.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.7%	8.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.3%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.2%	6.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%
Pakistanis	95.9 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 10.4%
Romanians	95.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 10.4%
Mongolians	95.8 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 10.5%
Icelanders	95.4 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 10.5%
Scotch-Irish	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	94.9 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 10.5%
Canadians	94.8 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	94.6 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 10.6%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	94.1 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Poland	93.9 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 10.6%
Ethiopians	93.9 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 10.6%
Slavs	93.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 10.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.98%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 16.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 16.8%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 17.0%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 17.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%