Immigrants from Jamaica vs Belgian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,234,933 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.274 and weighted average of 16.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,046,721 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Belgians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.357 and weighted average of 10.2%, a difference of 65.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Belgian
Minimum	3.6%	1.8%
Maximum	36.9%	22.4%
Range	33.3%	20.6%
Mean	17.7%	8.7%
Median	16.4%	8.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.8%	5.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	21.6%	10.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.8%	4.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	4.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	4.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.98%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 16.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 16.8%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 17.0%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 17.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%

Demographics Similar to Belgians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Belgians are Irish (10.2%, a difference of 0.38%), Jordanian (10.2%, a difference of 0.39%), Finnish (10.2%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Greece (10.3%, a difference of 0.53%), and Basque (10.3%, a difference of 0.55%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Norway	98.4 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 10.0%
Egyptians	98.4 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	98.4 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| France	98.3 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 10.1%
Finns	97.9 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 10.2%
Jordanians	97.9 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 10.2%
Irish	97.9 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 10.2%
Belgians	97.7 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 10.2%
Immigrants \| Greece	97.4 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 10.3%
Basques	97.4 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 10.3%
Welsh	97.3 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 10.3%
Czechoslovakians	97.2 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Egypt	97.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 10.3%
Serbians	97.0 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	96.9 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 10.3%