Ecuadorian vs Immigrants from Portugal 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 174,504,532 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.394 and weighted average of 14.3%, a difference of 4.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Kiowa (14.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Seminole (14.8%, a difference of 0.45%), and Liberian (14.8%, a difference of 0.50%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.23%), and Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%).