Immigrants from Peru vs Houma Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 328,237,841 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Peru and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.088 and weighted average of 12.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 36,773,946 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Houma and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.581 and weighted average of 16.5%, a difference of 36.6%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Peru	Houma
Minimum	1.3%	5.5%
Maximum	31.3%	30.6%
Range	30.0%	25.1%
Mean	11.7%	17.4%
Median	10.8%	16.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.3%	14.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.9%	19.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.6%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	6.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Peru by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Peru are Venezuelan (12.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Samoan (12.1%, a difference of 0.19%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.20%), and Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.50%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Uganda	40.3 /100 \| #183	Average 11.9%
Spaniards	39.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 11.9%
Immigrants \| Iraq	37.1 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.0%
Spanish	36.9 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.0%
Albanians	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.0%
Sudanese	33.4 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	32.5 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Peru	32.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.0%
Venezuelans	32.1 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.0%
Samoans	31.0 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Fiji	27.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Sudan	27.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.1%
Americans	26.7 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.2%
Iraqis	26.6 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.2%
Delaware	26.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 12.2%

Demographics Similar to Houma by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Houma are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.35%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 16.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 16.1%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 16.1%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
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%