Syrian vs Immigrants from Romania Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,711,936 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.050 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 256,596,435 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Romania and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.022 and weighted average of 10.0%, a difference of 9.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Romania
Minimum	0.68%	2.6%
Maximum	24.8%	23.7%
Range	24.1%	21.1%
Mean	9.7%	9.3%
Median	9.9%	8.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	6.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	11.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	5.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	4.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	89.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 10.9%
Hmong	88.4 /100 \| #139	Excellent 10.9%
Celtics	87.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 10.9%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.0%
Chileans	86.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.0%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	86.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 11.0%
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%
Hungarians	85.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 11.0%
Taiwanese	84.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 11.0%
Whites/Caucasians	83.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 11.1%
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Romania by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Romania are Immigrants from Norway (10.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Egyptian (10.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Israel (10.0%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Kuwait (10.0%, a difference of 0.19%), and Austrian (10.0%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
South Africans	98.7 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 10.0%
Laotians	98.7 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 10.0%
Poles	98.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| England	98.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 10.0%
Austrians	98.6 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 10.0%
Dutch	98.6 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Israel	98.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.5 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Norway	98.4 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 10.0%
Egyptians	98.4 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	98.4 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| France	98.3 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 10.1%
Finns	97.9 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 10.2%
Jordanians	97.9 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 10.2%
Irish	97.9 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 10.2%