Somali vs Immigrants from Haiti Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,016,016 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Haiti and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.412 and weighted average of 18.2%, a difference of 33.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Haiti
Minimum	5.4%	1.3%
Maximum	54.0%	48.7%
Range	48.6%	47.4%
Mean	15.2%	20.5%
Median	13.1%	18.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.4%	14.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.3%	25.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	11.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	8.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.9%	8.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Crow	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	1.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.5%
Iroquois	1.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 13.5%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Haiti by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Haiti are Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.42%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 1.1%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.8%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
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%