Immigrants from Latin America vs Immigrants from Venezuela 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 287,368,478 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Venezuela and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 12.3%, a difference of 27.4%.

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 Venezuela are Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.53%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.56%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.62%), and Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.68%).