Immigrants from South America vs British Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,382,726 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.310 and weighted average of 12.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,917,419 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of British and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.758 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 31.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.58%), and Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.63%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to British are Scandinavian (9.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Greek (9.7%, a difference of 0.090%), German (9.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Canada (9.7%, a difference of 0.20%), and English (9.8%, a difference of 0.24%).