Nonimmigrants vs Immigrants from Eastern Asia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,622,931 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.625 and weighted average of 12.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,431,839 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.108 and weighted average of 9.3%, a difference of 32.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.56%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Asia are Bolivian (9.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Sweden (9.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Lithuania (9.2%, a difference of 0.78%), Czech (9.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and Bhutanese (9.2%, a difference of 1.1%).