Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from Moldova Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,382,726 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.310 and weighted average of 12.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 124,289,346 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Moldova and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.342 and weighted average of 10.9%, a difference of 17.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.58%), and Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.63%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Moldova are Hmong (10.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Celtic (10.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (10.8%, a difference of 0.51%), Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.61%).