Immigrants from Ecuador vs Immigrants from Central America Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 270,373,002 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.547 and weighted average of 15.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,248,687 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.660 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 0.29%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.38%), African (15.1%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 0.75%), and Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.82%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.67%), African (15.1%, a difference of 0.81%), and Ecuadorian (14.9%, a difference of 0.85%).