Immigrants from El Salvador vs Immigrants from Jamaica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,240,396 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from El Salvador and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.267 and weighted average of 13.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,234,933 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.274 and weighted average of 16.9%, a difference of 25.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from El Salvador are French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Micronesia (13.5%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Zaire (13.4%, a difference of 0.67%), and Iroquois (13.5%, a difference of 0.72%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.98%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.2%).