Ecuadorian vs Immigrants from Bangladesh Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 317,062,012 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ecuadorians 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 14.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 203,302,567 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Bangladesh and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.393 and weighted average of 15.9%, a difference of 6.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Central America (15.0%, a difference of 0.85%), Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 1.1%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Bangladesh are Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (15.8%, a difference of 0.71%), Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.96%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 1.1%).