Immigrants from Micronesia vs Immigrants from Nicaragua Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 61,597,185 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Micronesia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.264 and weighted average of 13.5%. 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 27.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Micronesia are French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Iroquois (13.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 0.42%), Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.65%), and Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.73%).

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%).