Immigrants from Nigeria vs Japanese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,993,216 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.408 and weighted average of 13.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 248,870,971 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.594 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 7.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	Japanese
Minimum	3.4%	2.5%
Maximum	37.1%	70.2%
Range	33.7%	67.7%
Mean	14.6%	19.9%
Median	13.7%	16.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.7%	13.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.3%	24.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	11.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.3%	11.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.2%	10.9%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Ottawa (13.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Panamanian (13.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Nigerian (13.1%, a difference of 0.11%), and Chickasaw (13.1%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Armenia	4.3 /100 \| #224	Tragic 13.0%
Fijians	4.3 /100 \| #225	Tragic 13.0%
Chickasaw	3.6 /100 \| #226	Tragic 13.1%
Nigerians	3.5 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.1%
Panamanians	3.5 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.1%
Ottawa	3.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.1%
Puget Sound Salish	3.4 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	3.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.1%
Salvadorans	2.7 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.2%
Cherokee	2.5 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.2%
Comanche	2.4 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.3%
Immigrants \| Zaire	1.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.4%
Crow	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%