Vietnamese vs Immigrants from the Azores Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,448,665 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Vietnamese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.481 and weighted average of 15.7%. 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 4.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Vietnamese are Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.60%). Similarly, 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%).