Immigrants from Guatemala vs Nonimmigrants Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 376,736,274 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Guatemala and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.192 and weighted average of 14.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,622,931 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.625 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 18.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Guatemala are Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.22%), Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.27%), and Nepalese (14.6%, a difference of 0.30%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.56%).