Immigrants from Jamaica vs New Zealander 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 106,821,914 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of New Zealanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.252 and weighted average of 9.9%, a difference of 70.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	New Zealander
Minimum	3.6%	0.70%
Maximum	36.9%	28.3%
Range	33.3%	27.6%
Mean	17.7%	9.3%
Median	16.4%	7.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.8%	4.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	21.6%	12.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.8%	7.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	7.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	7.0%

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 New Zealanders by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to New Zealanders are Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.39%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Laotians	98.7 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 10.0%
Poles	98.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| England	98.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 10.0%