Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Immigrants from Kenya Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 217,816,837 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Kenya and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.683 and weighted average of 11.8%, a difference of 3.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.21%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.42%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Kenya are Uruguayan (11.8%, a difference of 0.22%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.24%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.66%), Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.81%), and Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.87%).