Immigrants vs Nonimmigrants Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 573,874,918 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.599 and weighted average of 13.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,622,931 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.625 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 5.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Immigrants from Albania (13.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Bermudan (13.0%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Colombia (12.9%, a difference of 0.58%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.62%), and Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.63%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.75%).