Immigrants from Somalia vs British West Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,085,024 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.624 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 152,421,558 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.116 and weighted average of 17.9%, a difference of 30.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Somalia	British West Indian
Minimum	1.7%	1.0%
Maximum	54.0%	32.1%
Range	52.3%	31.1%
Mean	15.6%	16.2%
Median	13.6%	16.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.6%	11.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.2%	20.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	9.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.1%	7.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.0%	7.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Somalia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Somali (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	1.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.5%
Iroquois	1.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 13.5%
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
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%

Demographics Similar to British West Indians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Haitian (17.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 1.8%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 1.9%), and Apache (18.3%, a difference of 2.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 17.3%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 17.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 17.8%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 17.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 18.2%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 18.2%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 18.3%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 18.3%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 18.4%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 19.0%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 19.6%