Immigrants from Africa vs Scottish 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 563,544,150 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.719 and weighted average of 9.9%, a difference of 29.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	Scottish
Minimum	3.3%	3.7%
Maximum	54.0%	100.0%
Range	50.7%	96.3%
Mean	17.1%	21.7%
Median	13.5%	13.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.9%	9.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.1%	24.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.2%	15.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.7%	19.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.6%	19.8%

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 Scottish by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.13%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.30%), and Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.39%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| North America	99.2 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Turkey	99.1 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 9.8%
Slovenes	99.1 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.0 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 9.8%
Northern Europeans	99.0 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 9.8%
Italians	99.0 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.0 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 9.9%
Scottish	98.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Asia	98.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 9.9%
Macedonians	98.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 9.9%
New Zealanders	98.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	98.7 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Croatia	98.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	98.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 10.0%
South Africans	98.7 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 10.0%