Immigrants from Portugal vs Romanian 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 376,766,958 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Romanians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.582 and weighted average of 10.4%, a difference of 36.5%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Romanian
Minimum	1.0%	1.0%
Maximum	39.6%	59.0%
Range	38.6%	58.0%
Mean	15.6%	15.1%
Median	12.4%	11.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.2%	8.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.6%	17.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.4%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	12.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.0%	12.5%

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 Romanians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Romanians are Mongolian (10.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Pakistan (10.4%, a difference of 0.38%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.39%), and Carpatho Rusyn (10.4%, a difference of 0.43%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Hungary	96.7 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	96.5 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	96.4 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 10.4%
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%
Pakistanis	95.9 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 10.4%
Romanians	95.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 10.4%
Mongolians	95.8 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 10.5%
Icelanders	95.4 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 10.5%
Scotch-Irish	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	94.9 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 10.5%
Canadians	94.8 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	94.6 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 10.6%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	94.1 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 10.6%