Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Guyanese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,335,183 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.561 and weighted average of 11.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 176,625,032 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Guyanese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.067 and weighted average of 16.7%, a difference of 45.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Guyanese
Minimum	6.5%	1.0%
Maximum	35.6%	36.6%
Range	29.1%	35.6%
Mean	15.6%	15.6%
Median	11.8%	14.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.4%	10.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.6%	20.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.2%	9.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.2%	7.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.1%	7.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Arab (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	75.6 /100 \| #156	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	75.2 /100 \| #157	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6 /100 \| #158	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Oceania	70.4 /100 \| #159	Good 11.4%
French Canadians	69.5 /100 \| #160	Good 11.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	68.4 /100 \| #161	Good 11.4%
Alsatians	68.0 /100 \| #162	Good 11.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	65.8 /100 \| #163	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Chile	65.0 /100 \| #164	Good 11.5%
Arabs	64.7 /100 \| #165	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Belarus	62.8 /100 \| #166	Good 11.5%
Kenyans	60.2 /100 \| #167	Good 11.6%
Tlingit-Haida	59.1 /100 \| #168	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	58.3 /100 \| #169	Average 11.6%
Costa Ricans	57.9 /100 \| #170	Average 11.6%

Demographics Similar to Guyanese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Guyanese are Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.52%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.98%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 1.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 16.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 16.8%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 17.0%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 17.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%