South American vs New Zealander 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 106,821,914 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of New Zealanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.252 and weighted average of 9.9%, a difference of 25.2%.

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%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to New Zealanders are Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.39%).