Immigrants from Iran vs Immigrants from Nepal Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 279,188,122 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iran and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.718 and weighted average of 8.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 186,476,550 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nepal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 26.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iran are Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.9%), Burmese (8.6%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Korea (8.7%, a difference of 3.8%), and Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 5.2%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nepal are Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.21%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.34%), Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.50%).