Immigrants from Eastern Europe vs Bulgarian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 473,642,116 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.338 and weighted average of 10.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 205,325,342 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Bulgarians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.048 and weighted average of 8.9%, a difference of 22.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eastern Europe	Bulgarian
Minimum	2.1%	0.60%
Maximum	25.8%	16.3%
Range	23.7%	15.7%
Mean	11.9%	7.2%
Median	10.0%	7.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.3%	5.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.4%	8.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.4%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.3%	3.0%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Argentinean (10.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Brazil (10.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Russia (10.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Immigrants from Moldova (10.9%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Israelis	92.4 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 10.7%
French	92.3 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Germany	92.0 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Russia	90.9 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 10.8%
Immigrants \| Brazil	90.3 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 10.8%
Argentineans	90.2 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 10.8%
Slovaks	89.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	89.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 10.9%
Hmong	88.4 /100 \| #139	Excellent 10.9%
Celtics	87.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 10.9%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.0%
Chileans	86.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.0%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	86.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 11.0%
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%

Demographics Similar to Bulgarians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Bulgarians are Maltese (8.9%, a difference of 0.13%), Cypriot (8.9%, a difference of 0.19%), Okinawan (8.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from South Central Asia (8.8%, a difference of 0.63%), and Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 0.79%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%
Danes	99.9 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	99.8 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 9.1%
Latvians	99.8 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 9.1%