Costa Rican vs Immigrants from Europe Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,245,206 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.289 and weighted average of 11.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 544,262,616 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.410 and weighted average of 10.3%, a difference of 12.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from Europe
Minimum	0.50%	1.1%
Maximum	27.2%	59.7%
Range	26.7%	58.6%
Mean	9.1%	12.0%
Median	9.3%	10.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.3%	7.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	12.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.4%	5.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	8.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.5%	8.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Immigrants from Eastern Africa (11.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Tlingit-Haida (11.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Western Asia (11.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Kenyan (11.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Guamanian/Chamorro (11.7%, a difference of 0.53%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	65.8 /100 \| #163	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Chile	65.0 /100 \| #164	Good 11.5%
Arabs	64.7 /100 \| #165	Good 11.5%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Europe by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Europe are Immigrants from Western Europe (10.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Palestinian (10.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Latvia (10.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Hungary (10.3%, a difference of 0.11%), and Serbian (10.3%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Basques	97.4 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 10.3%
Welsh	97.3 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 10.3%
Czechoslovakians	97.2 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Egypt	97.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 10.3%
Serbians	97.0 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	96.9 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 10.3%
Palestinians	96.9 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Europe	96.8 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Latvia	96.8 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Hungary	96.7 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	96.5 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	96.4 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 10.4%
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%