Immigrants from Central America vs Immigrants from Venezuela 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 287,368,478 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Venezuela and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 12.3%, a difference of 21.9%.

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%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.29%), Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.67%), and African (15.1%, a difference of 0.81%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Venezuela are Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.53%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.56%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.62%), and Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.68%).