Immigrants from Portugal vs Iranian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,504,532 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.394 and weighted average of 14.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 315,912,646 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Iranians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 7.9%, a difference of 79.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Iranian
Minimum	1.0%	0.70%
Maximum	39.6%	26.7%
Range	38.6%	26.0%
Mean	15.6%	5.9%
Median	12.4%	5.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.2%	3.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.6%	7.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.4%	4.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.0%	4.4%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.23%), and Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%

Demographics Similar to Iranians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Iranians are Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.3%), Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 4.6%), Immigrants from Iran (8.3%, a difference of 5.2%), Filipino (7.4%, a difference of 7.3%), and Immigrants from India (7.4%, a difference of 7.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Taiwan	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| India	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 7.4%
Filipinos	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 7.4%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 7.9%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%