Immigrants from Jamaica vs Moroccan 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 201,594,940 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Moroccans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.097 and weighted average of 12.8%, a difference of 32.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Moroccan
Minimum	3.6%	2.1%
Maximum	36.9%	27.5%
Range	33.3%	25.4%
Mean	17.7%	12.6%
Median	16.4%	12.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.8%	9.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	21.6%	14.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.8%	5.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	5.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	5.2%

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 Moroccans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Moroccans are Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 0.40%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.47%), Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.84%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
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%