Immigrants from El Salvador vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,240,396 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from El Salvador and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.267 and weighted average of 13.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,487,566 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.658 and weighted average of 22.1%, a difference of 64.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from El Salvador are French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Micronesia (13.5%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Zaire (13.4%, a difference of 0.67%), and Iroquois (13.5%, a difference of 0.72%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 2.2%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 2.7%), Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 3.0%), Yakama (21.4%, a difference of 3.3%), and Dominican (21.4%, a difference of 3.6%).