Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Immigrants from Eastern Asia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,431,839 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.108 and weighted average of 9.3%, a difference of 30.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.21%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.30%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Asia are Bolivian (9.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Sweden (9.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Lithuania (9.2%, a difference of 0.78%), Czech (9.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and Bhutanese (9.2%, a difference of 1.1%).