Immigrants from South Central Asia vs Somali Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 471,034,048 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Central Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.259 and weighted average of 8.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%, a difference of 54.6%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South Central Asia	Somali
Minimum	0.30%	5.4%
Maximum	21.7%	54.0%
Range	21.4%	48.6%
Mean	6.5%	15.2%
Median	5.6%	13.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	10.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.5%	16.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.2%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.3%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.3%	8.9%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia are Okinawan (8.9%, a difference of 0.43%), Cypriot (8.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Bulgarian (8.9%, a difference of 0.63%), Maltese (8.9%, a difference of 0.77%), and Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 1.4%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Crow	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
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%