Immigrants from Nicaragua vs Immigrants from Northern Africa Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 320,586,734 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.013 and weighted average of 11.0%, a difference of 56.9%.

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%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Syrian (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.27%), and Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.51%).