Immigrants from Sudan vs Ghanaian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,933,467 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sudan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.586 and weighted average of 12.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 190,218,153 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.187 and weighted average of 14.0%, a difference of 14.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sudan	Ghanaian
Minimum	0.20%	0.50%
Maximum	48.3%	35.9%
Range	48.1%	35.4%
Mean	12.5%	12.4%
Median	10.9%	11.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.8%	8.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.1%	16.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.3%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.8%	7.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.8%	7.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sudan by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sudan are American (12.2%, a difference of 0.060%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Albanians	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.0%
Sudanese	33.4 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	32.5 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Peru	32.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.0%
Venezuelans	32.1 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.0%
Samoans	31.0 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Fiji	27.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Sudan	27.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.1%
Americans	26.7 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.2%
Iraqis	26.6 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.2%
Delaware	26.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 12.2%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	25.4 /100 \| #198	Fair 12.2%
Portuguese	25.1 /100 \| #199	Fair 12.2%
Sierra Leoneans	23.6 /100 \| #200	Fair 12.2%
Ugandans	22.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 12.2%

Demographics Similar to Ghanaians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Spanish American (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.69%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.97%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%
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%