Immigrants from Panama vs Nonimmigrants 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 580,622,931 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.625 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 10.2%.

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 Nonimmigrants are Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.56%).