Immigrants from Eritrea vs Central American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 104,840,679 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eritrea and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.102 and weighted average of 11.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 502,597,992 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.045 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 20.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eritrea	Central American
Minimum	0.80%	1.9%
Maximum	33.3%	40.0%
Range	32.5%	38.1%
Mean	11.4%	15.2%
Median	10.9%	14.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.1%	12.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	12.8%	17.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.7%	5.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	6.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eritrea by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eritrea are Osage (11.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Peruvian (11.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.23%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.26%), and Immigrants from Syria (11.7%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 11.8%
German Russians	48.1 /100 \| #178	Average 11.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	46.4 /100 \| #179	Average 11.8%
Uruguayans	44.8 /100 \| #180	Average 11.8%
South American Indians	41.7 /100 \| #181	Average 11.9%

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Congo (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%), and Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%