Uruguayan vs Samoan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 144,715,533 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.112 and weighted average of 11.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,983,999 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 12.1%, a difference of 2.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.22%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.44%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.59%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Venezuelan (12.0%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Peru (12.0%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.53%).