Immigrants from Mexico vs Spanish American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 512,033,306 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.680 and weighted average of 15.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,122,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 14.0%, a difference of 8.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Mexico	Spanish American
Minimum	1.6%	4.5%
Maximum	82.7%	100.0%
Range	81.1%	95.5%
Mean	22.3%	17.4%
Median	19.7%	14.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	15.0%	11.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.9%	20.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.9%	9.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.9%	14.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.9%	14.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Mexico by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are African (15.1%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Belize (15.2%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ecuador (15.0%, a difference of 0.75%), and Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.76%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 14.9%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 14.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 15.0%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 15.1%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 15.2%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 15.2%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 15.3%
Senegalese	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 15.4%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.5%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 15.6%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #294	Tragic 15.7%

Demographics Similar to Spanish Americans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.60%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.61%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.63%), and Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.73%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
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%