Immigrants from Afghanistan vs Colombian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,557,843 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.488 and weighted average of 11.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 418,206,966 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Colombians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.021 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 12.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Afghanistan	Colombian
Minimum	6.7%	0.90%
Maximum	25.7%	25.6%
Range	19.0%	24.7%
Mean	12.7%	13.1%
Median	10.9%	13.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.5%	10.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.4%	15.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.9%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.8%	4.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.7%	4.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Lebanon (11.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.95%), Immigrants from Argentina (11.2%, a difference of 1.0%), and French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	81.7 /100 \| #152	Excellent 11.1%
Lebanese	81.6 /100 \| #153	Excellent 11.1%
Armenians	81.4 /100 \| #154	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Argentina	80.4 /100 \| #155	Excellent 11.2%
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%

Demographics Similar to Colombians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Colombians are Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Uruguay (12.5%, a difference of 0.83%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.86%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	17.6 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.4%
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Africa	7.6 /100 \| #214	Tragic 12.8%
Native Hawaiians	6.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| South America	6.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	6.0 /100 \| #217	Tragic 12.9%
Hawaiians	5.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 12.9%