Immigrants from Peru vs Immigrants from Canada Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 328,237,841 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Peru and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.088 and weighted average of 12.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 457,609,455 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Canada and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.813 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 24.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Peru are Venezuelan (12.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Samoan (12.1%, a difference of 0.19%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.20%), and Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.50%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Canada are Greek (9.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Scandinavian (9.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.18%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.19%), and British (9.7%, a difference of 0.20%).