Immigrants from Africa vs Indonesian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 467,597,829 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.525 and weighted average of 12.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 162,471,591 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Indonesians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.100 and weighted average of 13.9%, a difference of 8.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	Indonesian
Minimum	3.3%	0.40%
Maximum	54.0%	35.6%
Range	50.7%	35.2%
Mean	17.1%	14.5%
Median	13.5%	13.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.9%	9.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.1%	17.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.2%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.7%	7.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.6%	7.8%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.81%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	5.4 /100 \| #219	Tragic 12.9%
Immigrants \| Colombia	5.3 /100 \| #220	Tragic 12.9%
Bermudans	4.8 /100 \| #221	Tragic 13.0%

Demographics Similar to Indonesians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Indonesians are Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.69%), and Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.73%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
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%