Immigrants from Cabo Verde vs Immigrants from Ecuador Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 38,130,553 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Cabo Verde and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.424 and weighted average of 23.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 270,373,002 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.547 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 58.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Cabo Verde are Lumbee (22.9%, a difference of 4.1%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 7.8%), Puerto Rican (26.0%, a difference of 8.9%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 10.2%), and Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 10.6%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Central America (15.0%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.38%), African (15.1%, a difference of 0.52%), and Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 0.75%).