Central American vs Immigrants from West Indies Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 502,597,992 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.045 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,442,413 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.095 and weighted average of 16.1%, a difference of 14.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	1.9%	6.0%
Maximum	40.0%	42.5%
Range	38.1%	36.5%
Mean	15.2%	17.2%
Median	14.3%	13.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.1%	9.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.4%	20.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.3%	11.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.3%	10.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.3%	10.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Congo (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%), and Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 0.090%), West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.77%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 1.7%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 15.7%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 15.8%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 16.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 16.1%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 16.1%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%