Immigrants from Sudan vs Immigrants from Thailand Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,933,467 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sudan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.586 and weighted average of 12.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,534,905 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Thailand and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.029 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 2.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sudan are American (12.2%, a difference of 0.060%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.30%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Thailand are Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.16%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), and Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.62%).