Icelander vs Immigrants from Portugal Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 159,460,125 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Icelanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.154 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,504,532 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.394 and weighted average of 14.3%, a difference of 35.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Icelander	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	1.4%	1.0%
Maximum	30.2%	39.6%
Range	28.8%	38.6%
Mean	9.6%	15.6%
Median	7.8%	12.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.5%	9.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.6%	19.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.1%	10.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.4%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.3%	9.0%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Icelanders by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Icelanders are Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.48%), and Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Italy	96.4 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 10.4%
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%
Pakistanis	95.9 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 10.4%
Romanians	95.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 10.4%
Mongolians	95.8 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 10.5%
Icelanders	95.4 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 10.5%
Scotch-Irish	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	94.9 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 10.5%
Canadians	94.8 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	94.6 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 10.6%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	94.1 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Poland	93.9 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 10.6%
Ethiopians	93.9 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 10.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.23%), and Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.4%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 14.6%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 14.6%