Immigrants from Laos vs Cuban Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,380,139 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.068 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,765,470 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Cubans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.493 and weighted average of 18.2%, a difference of 32.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Cuban
Minimum	1.3%	3.3%
Maximum	34.6%	46.4%
Range	33.3%	43.1%
Mean	15.3%	20.4%
Median	14.7%	18.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.3%	12.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.2%	25.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.0%	12.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.0%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	9.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.60%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.63%), and Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.65%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Cubans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Cubans are Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 0.98%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.9%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 17.3%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 17.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 17.8%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 17.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 18.2%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 18.2%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 18.3%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 18.3%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 18.4%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 19.0%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 19.6%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 19.9%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 20.1%