Salvadoran vs Immigrants from Ghana Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 398,082,063 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Salvadorans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.226 and weighted average of 13.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 199,399,375 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 6.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Salvadoran	Immigrants from Ghana
Minimum	1.7%	0.70%
Maximum	25.9%	41.8%
Range	24.2%	41.1%
Mean	13.4%	13.4%
Median	12.9%	11.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.8%	7.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.3%	17.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.5%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.4%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.3%	8.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Salvadorans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Salvadorans are Cherokee (13.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Comanche (13.3%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Nigeria (13.1%, a difference of 0.73%), Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.77%), and Ottawa (13.1%, a difference of 0.82%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	1.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ghana by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%