Immigrants from Turkey vs Portuguese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 222,535,974 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Turkey and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.194 and weighted average of 9.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,612,640 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.324 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 24.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Turkey	Portuguese
Minimum	3.5%	3.3%
Maximum	15.1%	37.0%
Range	11.7%	33.7%
Mean	8.5%	14.6%
Median	7.4%	12.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	6.5%	9.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.4%	17.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.9%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.4%	7.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.3%	7.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Turkey by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Turkey are Immigrants from North America (9.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.20%), Chinese (9.8%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Bulgaria (9.8%, a difference of 0.28%), and English (9.8%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Scandinavians	99.2 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 9.7%
British	99.2 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 9.7%
Germans	99.2 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 9.7%
English	99.2 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	99.2 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 9.8%
Chinese	99.2 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| North America	99.2 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Turkey	99.1 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 9.8%
Slovenes	99.1 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.0 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 9.8%
Northern Europeans	99.0 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 9.8%
Italians	99.0 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.0 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 9.9%
Scottish	98.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Asia	98.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 9.9%

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), and American (12.2%, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	20.1 /100 \| #202	Fair 12.3%
Shoshone	17.7 /100 \| #203	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	17.6 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.4%
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%