Immigrants from Venezuela vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 287,368,478 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Venezuela and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 12.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,335,183 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.561 and weighted average of 11.5%, a difference of 7.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Venezuela are Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.53%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.56%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.62%), and Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.68%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Arab (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.47%).