Burmese vs Immigrants from Ghana Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,413,617 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Burmese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.435 and weighted average of 8.6%. 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 63.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Burmese	Immigrants from Ghana
Minimum	0.70%	0.70%
Maximum	63.5%	41.8%
Range	62.8%	41.1%
Mean	8.5%	13.4%
Median	6.1%	11.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.1%	7.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.3%	17.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.2%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	10.5%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	10.4%	8.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Burmese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Burmese are Immigrants from Korea (8.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from South Central Asia (8.8%, a difference of 2.1%), Okinawan (8.9%, a difference of 2.5%), Cypriot (8.9%, a difference of 2.6%), and Bulgarian (8.9%, a difference of 2.8%).

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%

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%