Ottawa vs Immigrants from Iran Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 49,940,459 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ottawa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.308 and weighted average of 13.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 279,188,122 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iran and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.718 and weighted average of 8.3%, a difference of 57.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ottawa	Immigrants from Iran
Minimum	2.8%	0.70%
Maximum	30.4%	47.4%
Range	27.6%	46.7%
Mean	13.1%	7.5%
Median	12.8%	5.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.7%	3.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.9%	8.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.2%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.0%	7.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.0%	7.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Ottawa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ottawa are Panamanian (13.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Nigerian (13.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Chickasaw (13.1%, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Nigeria (13.1%, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Immigrants	4.4 /100 \| #222	Tragic 13.0%
Immigrants \| Albania	4.4 /100 \| #223	Tragic 13.0%
Immigrants \| Armenia	4.3 /100 \| #224	Tragic 13.0%
Fijians	4.3 /100 \| #225	Tragic 13.0%
Chickasaw	3.6 /100 \| #226	Tragic 13.1%
Nigerians	3.5 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.1%
Panamanians	3.5 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.1%
Ottawa	3.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.1%
Puget Sound Salish	3.4 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	3.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.1%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iran by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iran are Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.9%), Burmese (8.6%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Korea (8.7%, a difference of 3.8%), and Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 5.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Taiwan	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| India	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 7.4%
Filipinos	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 7.4%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 7.9%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
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%