American vs Colombian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 578,010,429 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.484 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 418,206,966 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Colombians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.021 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 4.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Colombians are Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Uruguay (12.5%, a difference of 0.83%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.86%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 1.0%), and Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 1.3%).