Immigrants from Zaire vs Immigrants from South America Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 107,223,376 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.605 and weighted average of 13.4%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 4.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Comanche (13.3%, a difference of 0.77%), Cherokee (13.2%, a difference of 0.90%), Salvadoran (13.2%, a difference of 1.1%), Immigrants from Nigeria (13.1%, a difference of 1.9%), and Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 1.9%). Similarly, 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%), Hawaiian (12.9%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.64%), and Immigrants from Colombia (12.9%, a difference of 0.67%).