Costa Rican vs Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago 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 223,195,672 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.498 and weighted average of 15.8%, a difference of 36.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago
Minimum	0.50%	0.90%
Maximum	27.2%	62.8%
Range	26.7%	61.9%
Mean	9.1%	15.2%
Median	9.3%	14.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.3%	11.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	17.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.4%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	7.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.5%	7.6%

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 Trinidad and Tobago by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago are Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 0.71%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.5%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 15.6%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #294	Tragic 15.7%
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%