Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Oceania 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 304,706,575 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Oceania and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.061 and weighted average of 11.4%, a difference of 8.2%.

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%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Oceania are French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 0.16%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.39%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and Immigrants from Southern Europe (11.5%, a difference of 0.78%).