Immigrants from Central America vs Immigrants from Uzbekistan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,248,687 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.660 and weighted average of 15.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,563,262 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Uzbekistan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.101 and weighted average of 14.3%, a difference of 5.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Ecuadorian (14.9%, a difference of 0.85%), Kiowa (14.9%, a difference of 0.90%), and Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Uzbekistan are Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Portugal (14.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.14%), Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.36%), and Guatemalan (14.4%, a difference of 1.0%).