Uruguayan vs Portuguese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 144,715,533 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.112 and weighted average of 11.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,612,640 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.324 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 3.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.22%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.65%), and Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.72%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.26%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.35%).