Immigrants from Peru vs Mexican 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 562,221,656 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.849 and weighted average of 14.6%, a difference of 21.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Peru	Mexican
Minimum	1.3%	8.0%
Maximum	31.3%	43.2%
Range	30.0%	35.2%
Mean	11.7%	17.4%
Median	10.8%	15.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.3%	12.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.9%	20.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.6%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	7.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	7.3%

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 Mexicans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Nepalese (14.6%, a difference of 0.20%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Western Africa (14.7%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.4%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 14.6%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 14.6%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 14.6%
Chippewa	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 14.7%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 14.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 14.7%
Ute	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 14.7%
Liberians	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 14.8%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 14.8%