Immigrants from Mexico vs Immigrants from Croatia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 512,033,306 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.680 and weighted average of 15.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 132,365,978 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Croatia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.175 and weighted average of 10.0%, a difference of 52.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are African (15.1%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Belize (15.2%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.75%), and Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.76%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Croatia are Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.080%), South African (10.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Laotian (10.0%, a difference of 0.17%), and Polish (10.0%, a difference of 0.25%).