Immigrants from Asia vs Immigrants from Taiwan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,090,364 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 9.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 297,390,748 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Taiwan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.279 and weighted average of 7.3%, a difference of 35.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Asia are Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.060%), New Zealander (9.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.37%), and Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.42%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Taiwan are Immigrants from India (7.4%, a difference of 0.87%), Filipino (7.4%, a difference of 1.1%), Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 8.5%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 11.0%), and Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 13.6%).