Portuguese vs Immigrants from Uganda Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,612,640 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.324 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 125,947,478 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Uganda and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.002 and weighted average of 11.9%, a difference of 2.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), and American (12.2%, a difference of 0.29%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Uganda are Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.060%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.080%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.46%), and Spanish (12.0%, a difference of 0.50%).