Moroccan vs Portuguese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,594,940 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Moroccans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.097 and weighted average of 12.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,612,640 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.324 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 4.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Moroccans are Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 0.40%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.47%), Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.58%), and Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 1.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), and Ugandan (12.2%, a difference of 0.48%).