Hawaiian vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 327,058,596 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Hawaiians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.522 and weighted average of 12.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 6.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Hawaiians are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.73%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 1.2%), and Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.32%), Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 1.0%), and Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 1.5%).