South American vs Immigrants from Micronesia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,814,121 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.324 and weighted average of 12.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 61,597,185 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Micronesia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.264 and weighted average of 13.5%, a difference of 8.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Micronesia
Minimum	0.90%	1.1%
Maximum	25.6%	42.6%
Range	24.7%	41.5%
Mean	12.2%	14.3%
Median	11.9%	13.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	10.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.6%	16.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	6.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.9%	8.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.9%	7.9%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.33%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.36%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Sierra Leoneans	23.6 /100 \| #200	Fair 12.2%
Ugandans	22.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 12.2%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Micronesia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Micronesia are French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Iroquois (13.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 0.42%), Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.65%), and Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.73%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Salvadorans	2.7 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.2%
Cherokee	2.5 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.2%
Comanche	2.4 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.3%
Immigrants \| Zaire	1.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.4%
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%