Immigrants from Panama vs Immigrants from Central America Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 221,020,717 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Panama and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.401 and weighted average of 13.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,248,687 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.660 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 10.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Panama are Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Somali (13.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.39%), and Iroquois (13.5%, a difference of 0.62%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.29%), Spanish American Indian (14.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.67%), and African (15.1%, a difference of 0.81%).