Immigrants from Peru vs Immigrants from Costa Rica 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 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 1.1%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.21%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.30%).