Immigrants from the Azores vs Immigrants from Central America Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 46,243,454 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from the Azores and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.235 and weighted average of 16.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,248,687 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.660 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 9.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from the Azores are Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.35%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.62%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.86%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.88%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.29%), Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.67%), and African (15.1%, a difference of 0.81%).