Spanish vs Immigrants from Scotland Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 421,068,577 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.373 and weighted average of 12.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 196,125,913 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.119 and weighted average of 9.0%, a difference of 32.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Spanish	Immigrants from Scotland
Minimum	2.3%	0.50%
Maximum	78.8%	15.3%
Range	76.5%	14.8%
Mean	20.5%	7.0%
Median	17.0%	6.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.2%	4.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.1%	8.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	3.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.8%	3.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.7%	3.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Spanish by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish are Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Kenya	46.4 /100 \| #179	Average 11.8%
Uruguayans	44.8 /100 \| #180	Average 11.8%
South American Indians	41.7 /100 \| #181	Average 11.9%
Immigrants \| Morocco	40.7 /100 \| #182	Average 11.9%
Immigrants \| Uganda	40.3 /100 \| #183	Average 11.9%
Spaniards	39.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 11.9%
Immigrants \| Iraq	37.1 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.0%
Spanish	36.9 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.0%
Albanians	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.0%
Sudanese	33.4 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	32.5 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Peru	32.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.0%
Venezuelans	32.1 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.0%
Samoans	31.0 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Fiji	27.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Scotland by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are Immigrants from Japan (9.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 0.43%), Danish (9.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Hong Kong (9.1%, a difference of 1.0%), and Maltese (8.9%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%
Danes	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 9.1%
Latvians	99.8 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 9.1%
Luxembourgers	99.8 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 9.1%
Immigrants \| Australia	99.8 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 9.2%
Eastern Europeans	99.8 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	99.8 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 9.2%