Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 172,104,421 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.126 and weighted average of 12.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 5.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar are Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.26%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.81%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.84%), and Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.32%), Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.52%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 1.0%).