South American vs Hawaiian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,814,121 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans 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 12.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 327,058,596 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Hawaiians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.522 and weighted average of 12.9%, a difference of 4.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.33%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.36%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.42%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hawaiians are Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Colombia (12.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Bermudan (13.0%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.63%).