Venezuelan vs Colombian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 305,571,015 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Venezuelans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.356 and weighted average of 12.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 418,206,966 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Colombians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.021 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 4.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Venezuelans are Samoan (12.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.71%), Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.82%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.88%), and Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.91%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Colombians are Immigrants from Uruguay (12.5%, a difference of 0.83%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.86%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 1.3%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 1.7%), and Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 2.0%).