Portuguese vs South American Indian Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,403,103 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.206 and weighted average of 11.9%, a difference of 2.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, 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 American (12.2%, a difference of 0.29%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Uruguayan (11.8%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.66%).