Immigrants from Honduras vs Immigrants from Sri Lanka Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 322,297,713 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Honduras and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.190 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,559,028 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.130 and weighted average of 9.5%, a difference of 65.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Honduras are Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (15.8%, a difference of 0.42%), and Vietnamese (15.7%, a difference of 0.43%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Bolivia (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Netherlands (9.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Cambodian (9.5%, a difference of 0.19%), European (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.36%).