Immigrants from Panama vs Immigrants from Liberia 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 135,219,591 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.679 and weighted average of 15.1%, a difference of 10.8%.

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 Liberia are African (15.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.38%), Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Central America (15.0%, a difference of 0.67%).