Spanish American vs Nepalese 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 24,519,269 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Nepalese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.041 and weighted average of 14.6%, a difference of 4.3%.

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 Nepalese are Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.30%), Guatemalan (14.4%, a difference of 1.3%), Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 1.9%), and Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 2.2%).