Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Immigrants from Nicaragua 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 236,159,381 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.103 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 41.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.21%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.30%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.96%).