Vietnamese vs Asian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,448,665 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Vietnamese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.481 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 547,774,062 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Asians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.490 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 61.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Vietnamese are Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.60%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Asians are Immigrants from South Africa (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Tongan (9.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.16%), and Lithuanian (9.7%, a difference of 0.18%).