South American Indian vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Receiving Food Stamps

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%. 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 3.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.15%), Uruguayan (11.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.66%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.90%), and Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.94%). Similarly, 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%), Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.47%), and Kenyan (11.6%, a difference of 0.85%).