Immigrants from El Salvador vs Immigrants from Uganda 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 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 13.0%.

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 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%).