Immigrants from South America vs Spanish American Indian 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 73,107,965 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.407 and weighted average of 14.9%, a difference of 16.3%.

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 Spanish American Indians are Ecuadorian (14.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Kiowa (14.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Central America (15.0%, a difference of 0.52%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.64%), and Seminole (14.8%, a difference of 0.77%).