Immigrants from Ghana vs Immigrants from Guatemala Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 199,399,375 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 376,736,274 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Guatemala and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.192 and weighted average of 14.6%, a difference of 3.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.21%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Guatemala are Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.22%), Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.27%), and Nepalese (14.6%, a difference of 0.30%).