Subsaharan African vs Immigrants from Nicaragua Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,389,803 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.630 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,159,381 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.103 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 22.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Subsaharan African	Immigrants from Nicaragua
Minimum	4.3%	1.7%
Maximum	70.0%	53.6%
Range	65.7%	51.9%
Mean	23.8%	19.8%
Median	16.8%	17.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	13.9%	12.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	31.0%	25.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	17.1%	13.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.4%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	14.3%	11.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Sub-Saharan Africans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.96%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 17.0%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 17.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
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%