Venezuelan vs Spaniard Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 305,571,015 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Venezuelans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.356 and weighted average of 12.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 442,043,399 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Spaniards and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.212 and weighted average of 11.9%, a difference of 1.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Venezuelans are Immigrants from Peru (12.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Samoan (12.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.20%), and Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.51%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Spaniards are Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.13%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.38%), and Spanish (12.0%, a difference of 0.42%).