Samoan vs Portuguese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,983,999 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 12.1%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 0.99%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Venezuelan (12.0%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Peru (12.0%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.53%). Similarly, 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%).