Salvadoran vs Immigrants from Syria 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 173,879,685 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.017 and weighted average of 11.7%, a difference of 13.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Salvadoran	Immigrants from Syria
Minimum	1.7%	1.4%
Maximum	25.9%	27.4%
Range	24.2%	26.0%
Mean	13.4%	11.1%
Median	12.9%	10.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.8%	8.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.3%	13.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.5%	5.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.4%	5.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.3%	5.2%

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 Syria by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Guamanian/Chamorro (11.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Western Asia (11.6%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Eritrea (11.7%, a difference of 0.48%), Osage (11.7%, a difference of 0.51%), and Peruvian (11.7%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Belarus	62.8 /100 \| #166	Good 11.5%
Kenyans	60.2 /100 \| #167	Good 11.6%
Tlingit-Haida	59.1 /100 \| #168	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	58.3 /100 \| #169	Average 11.6%
Costa Ricans	57.9 /100 \| #170	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	56.4 /100 \| #171	Average 11.6%
Guamanians/Chamorros	54.2 /100 \| #172	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Syria	53.4 /100 \| #173	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 11.7%
Osage	49.8 /100 \| #175	Average 11.7%
Peruvians	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 11.8%
German Russians	48.1 /100 \| #178	Average 11.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	46.4 /100 \| #179	Average 11.8%
Uruguayans	44.8 /100 \| #180	Average 11.8%