Scotch-Irish vs Central American Indian 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 325,864,154 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Central American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.688 and weighted average of 17.1%, a difference of 62.3%.

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 Central American Indians are Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.88%), and Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.96%).