Immigrants from Ghana vs Immigrants from Uzbekistan 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 118,563,262 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Uzbekistan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.101 and weighted average of 14.3%, a difference of 1.1%.

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 Uzbekistan are Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Portugal (14.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.14%), and Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.36%).