Haitian vs Immigrants from Ghana Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 287,415,058 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Haitians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.599 and weighted average of 17.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 199,399,375 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 26.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Haitian	Immigrants from Ghana
Minimum	10.3%	0.70%
Maximum	48.7%	41.8%
Range	38.4%	41.1%
Mean	20.9%	13.4%
Median	18.7%	11.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	14.7%	7.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.8%	17.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.1%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.2%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.1%	8.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Haitians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Haitians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.010%), British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 2.4%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 2.5%), and Apache (18.3%, a difference of 2.8%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 17.3%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 17.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 17.8%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 17.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 18.2%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 18.2%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 18.3%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 18.3%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 18.4%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 19.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ghana by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%