Immigrants from Brazil vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 342,009,298 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Brazil and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.183 and weighted average of 10.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,963,519 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.909 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 58.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Brazil are Argentinean (10.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (10.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Russia (10.8%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Moldova (10.9%, a difference of 0.72%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.53%), and Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.62%).