Immigrants from South America vs Iroquois Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,382,726 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.310 and weighted average of 12.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 207,071,964 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Iroquois and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.757 and weighted average of 13.5%, a difference of 5.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.58%), and Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.63%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Iroquois are Immigrants from Micronesia (13.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.43%), French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.62%), and Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 0.72%).