Syrian vs Immigrants from Bulgaria Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,711,936 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.050 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 172,350,447 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Bulgaria and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.014 and weighted average of 9.8%, a difference of 12.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Bulgaria
Minimum	0.68%	2.6%
Maximum	24.8%	12.1%
Range	24.1%	9.5%
Mean	9.7%	7.0%
Median	9.9%	7.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	5.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	8.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	2.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	2.4%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	89.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 10.9%
Hmong	88.4 /100 \| #139	Excellent 10.9%
Celtics	87.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 10.9%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.0%
Chileans	86.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.0%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	86.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 11.0%
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%
Hungarians	85.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 11.0%
Taiwanese	84.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 11.0%
Whites/Caucasians	83.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 11.1%
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Bulgaria by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Bulgaria are Chinese (9.8%, a difference of 0.030%), English (9.8%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from North America (9.8%, a difference of 0.12%), German (9.7%, a difference of 0.22%), and Immigrants from Turkey (9.8%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Switzerland	99.3 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Canada	99.3 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 9.7%
Greeks	99.3 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 9.7%
Scandinavians	99.2 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 9.7%
British	99.2 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 9.7%
Germans	99.2 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 9.7%
English	99.2 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	99.2 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 9.8%
Chinese	99.2 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| North America	99.2 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Turkey	99.1 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 9.8%
Slovenes	99.1 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.0 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 9.8%
Northern Europeans	99.0 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 9.8%
Italians	99.0 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 9.9%