Immigrants from Latin America vs Immigrants from Cambodia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 555,568,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.747 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 205,011,401 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Cambodia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.587 and weighted average of 13.9%, a difference of 13.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Vietnamese (15.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.33%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.41%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.49%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Cambodia are Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 0.80%), and Spanish American (14.0%, a difference of 0.89%).