Nonimmigrants vs Immigrants from Uruguay Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,622,931 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.625 and weighted average of 12.4%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 1.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (12.3%, a difference of 0.56%). Similarly, 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%).