Houma vs Immigrants from Eastern Africa Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 36,773,946 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Houma and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.581 and weighted average of 16.5%. 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 41.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Houma	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	5.5%	4.4%
Maximum	30.6%	54.0%
Range	25.1%	49.6%
Mean	17.4%	15.4%
Median	16.0%	11.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	14.0%	9.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.9%	16.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.3%	10.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.2%	10.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Houma by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Houma are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.35%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%

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%