Delaware vs South American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 96,117,712 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Delaware and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,814,121 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans 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 12.4%, a difference of 2.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Delaware are Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.080%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.17%), and Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.33%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.36%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.42%).