Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from Indonesia 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 215,507,406 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Indonesia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.040 and weighted average of 9.8%, a difference of 30.6%.

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 Immigrants from Indonesia are Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Turkey (9.8%, a difference of 0.36%).