Spanish American vs Mexican Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,122,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,221,656 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.849 and weighted average of 14.6%, a difference of 4.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.60%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.61%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.63%), and Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.73%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Nepalese (14.6%, a difference of 0.20%), Guatemalan (14.4%, a difference of 1.5%), Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 2.1%), and Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 2.4%).