Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Nicaraguan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,602,501 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.120 and weighted average of 12.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 285,345,977 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nicaraguans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 16.1%, a difference of 28.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Nicaraguan
Minimum	0.40%	1.1%
Maximum	35.6%	53.6%
Range	35.2%	52.5%
Mean	11.9%	20.4%
Median	11.3%	18.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.5%	12.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.8%	26.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.3%	14.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.5%	11.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.4%	11.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from Uruguay (12.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.47%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.83%), Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.86%), and Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Venezuela	20.1 /100 \| #202	Fair 12.3%
Shoshone	17.7 /100 \| #203	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	17.6 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.4%
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Africa	7.6 /100 \| #214	Tragic 12.8%
Native Hawaiians	6.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| South America	6.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 12.8%

Demographics Similar to Nicaraguans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Nicaraguans are Immigrants from West Indies (16.1%, a difference of 0.090%), West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.68%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 1.0%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 1.5%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 1.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 15.8%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 16.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 16.1%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 16.1%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%