Immigrants from Colombia vs Nonimmigrants Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 377,668,095 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Colombia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.211 and weighted average of 12.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,622,931 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.625 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 4.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Colombia are Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Bermudan (13.0%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.41%), and Immigrants (13.0%, a difference of 0.58%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.56%).