Immigrants from Uruguay vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 133,205,038 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Uruguay and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.337 and weighted average of 12.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,963,519 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.909 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 37.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Uruguay are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.50%), Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.83%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.86%), and Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.53%), and Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.62%).