Marshallese vs Immigrants from the Azores Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 14,761,315 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Marshallese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.463 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 46,243,454 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from the Azores and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.235 and weighted average of 16.4%, a difference of 16.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Marshallese are Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.34%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from the Azores are Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.35%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.62%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.86%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.88%).