Eastern European vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 459,222,528 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.524 and weighted average of 9.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,335,183 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.561 and weighted average of 11.5%, a difference of 25.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Eastern European	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	0.35%	6.5%
Maximum	75.0%	35.6%
Range	74.7%	29.1%
Mean	12.1%	15.6%
Median	6.9%	11.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.3%	9.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	12.2%	20.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	11.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.8%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	14.7%	8.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Eastern Europeans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ireland (9.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Swedish (9.2%, a difference of 0.32%), and Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%
Danes	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 9.1%
Latvians	99.8 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 9.1%
Luxembourgers	99.8 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 9.1%
Immigrants \| Australia	99.8 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 9.2%
Eastern Europeans	99.8 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	99.8 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Ireland	99.8 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 9.2%
Swedes	99.8 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 9.2%
Bhutanese	99.8 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 9.2%
Czechs	99.8 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	99.8 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Sweden	99.7 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 9.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Arab (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%