Ghanaian vs Immigrants from Eastern Africa Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 190,218,153 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.187 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 354,350,740 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.718 and weighted average of 11.6%, a difference of 20.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ghanaian	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	0.50%	4.4%
Maximum	35.9%	54.0%
Range	35.4%	49.6%
Mean	12.4%	15.4%
Median	11.6%	11.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	9.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.4%	16.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.3%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.6%	10.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.5%	10.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Ghanaians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Spanish American (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.69%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.97%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are Costa Rican (11.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Tlingit-Haida (11.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Kenyan (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Western Asia (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), and Guamanian/Chamorro (11.7%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%