Immigrants from Saudi Arabia vs Immigrants from Nicaragua Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,113,449 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Saudi Arabia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.738 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,159,381 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.103 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 63.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Saudi Arabia are Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.21%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.48%), and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.54%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.96%).