Immigrants from Nicaragua vs Immigrants from Colombia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,159,381 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.103 and weighted average of 17.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 377,668,095 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Colombia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.211 and weighted average of 12.9%, a difference of 33.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.96%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Colombia are Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Bermudan (13.0%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.41%), and Immigrants (13.0%, a difference of 0.58%).