Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Belize Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 525,950,641 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 26.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 130,248,376 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Belize and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.093 and weighted average of 15.2%, a difference of 70.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Belize
Minimum	2.8%	2.9%
Maximum	91.5%	34.5%
Range	88.7%	31.6%
Mean	31.7%	15.8%
Median	28.6%	15.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	19.5%	11.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	40.0%	19.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	20.5%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	16.3%	7.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	16.3%	7.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (23.8%, a difference of 8.9%), Lumbee (22.9%, a difference of 13.3%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 17.3%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 20.0%), and Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 20.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 20.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 20.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 20.8%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 21.1%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 21.1%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 21.4%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 21.4%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 21.5%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 22.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 22.9%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 23.8%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 26.0%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 32.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Belize by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Belize are Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 0.46%), African (15.1%, a difference of 0.69%), Immigrants from Senegal (15.3%, a difference of 0.77%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.83%), and Senegalese (15.4%, a difference of 1.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 14.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 15.0%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 15.1%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 15.2%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 15.2%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 15.3%
Senegalese	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 15.4%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.5%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 15.6%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #294	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 15.7%