Filipino vs Immigrants from Jamaica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,674,790 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Filipinos and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.099 and weighted average of 7.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,234,933 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.274 and weighted average of 16.9%, a difference of 128.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Filipino	Immigrants from Jamaica
Minimum	0.50%	3.6%
Maximum	15.8%	36.9%
Range	15.3%	33.3%
Mean	5.3%	17.7%
Median	5.0%	16.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	12.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.1%	21.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	8.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.2%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.1%	6.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Filipinos by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Filipinos are Immigrants from India (7.4%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Taiwan (7.3%, a difference of 1.1%), Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 7.3%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 9.7%), and Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 12.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Taiwan	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| India	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 7.4%
Filipinos	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 7.4%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 7.9%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.98%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 16.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 16.8%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 17.0%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 17.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%