Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar vs Immigrants from Peru Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 172,104,421 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.126 and weighted average of 12.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 328,237,841 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Peru and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.088 and weighted average of 12.0%, a difference of 6.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar are Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.26%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.36%), Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Colombia (12.9%, a difference of 0.41%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Peru are Venezuelan (12.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Samoan (12.1%, a difference of 0.19%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.20%), and Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.50%).