Immigrants from the Azores vs Icelander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 46,243,454 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from the Azores and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.235 and weighted average of 16.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 159,460,125 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Icelanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.154 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 56.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from the Azores are Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.35%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.62%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.86%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.88%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Icelanders are Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.48%), and Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.49%).