Immigrants from Afghanistan vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,557,843 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.488 and weighted average of 11.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,487,566 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.658 and weighted average of 22.1%, a difference of 96.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Lebanon (11.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.95%), Immigrants from Argentina (11.2%, a difference of 1.0%), and French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 2.2%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 2.7%), Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 3.0%), Yakama (21.4%, a difference of 3.3%), and Dominican (21.4%, a difference of 3.6%).