Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Immigrants from Nicaragua Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,559,028 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.130 and weighted average of 9.5%. 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 81.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Bolivia (9.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Netherlands (9.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Cambodian (9.5%, a difference of 0.19%), European (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

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%).