Costa Rican vs Immigrants from Lebanon 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 216,755,093 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Lebanon and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.639 and weighted average of 11.3%, a difference of 2.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from Lebanon
Minimum	0.50%	0.70%
Maximum	27.2%	33.2%
Range	26.7%	32.5%
Mean	9.1%	11.1%
Median	9.3%	9.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.3%	7.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	14.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.4%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	6.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.5%	6.8%

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans and Immigrants from Lebanon 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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Lebanon are Immigrants from Afghanistan (11.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.49%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.87%), French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Argentina (11.2%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Lebanese	81.6 /100 \| #153	Excellent 11.1%
Armenians	81.4 /100 \| #154	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Argentina	80.4 /100 \| #155	Excellent 11.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	75.6 /100 \| #156	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	75.2 /100 \| #157	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6 /100 \| #158	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Oceania	70.4 /100 \| #159	Good 11.4%
French Canadians	69.5 /100 \| #160	Good 11.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	68.4 /100 \| #161	Good 11.4%
Alsatians	68.0 /100 \| #162	Good 11.4%
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%