Asian vs Immigrants from Mexico Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 547,774,062 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Asians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.490 and weighted average of 9.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 512,033,306 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.680 and weighted average of 15.2%, a difference of 56.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Asians are Immigrants from South Africa (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Tongan (9.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.16%), and Lithuanian (9.7%, a difference of 0.18%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are African (15.1%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Belize (15.2%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.75%), and Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.76%).