Immigrants from Micronesia vs Immigrants from Vietnam Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 61,597,185 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Micronesia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.264 and weighted average of 13.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 403,877,028 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Vietnam and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.223 and weighted average of 11.0%, a difference of 23.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Micronesia are French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Iroquois (13.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 0.42%), Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.65%), and Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.73%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Vietnam are Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Celtic (10.9%, a difference of 0.36%), Syrian (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%), and Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.51%).