Italian vs Immigrants from Ghana Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 571,187,142 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Italians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.136 and weighted average of 9.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 199,399,375 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.213 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 43.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Italian	Immigrants from Ghana
Minimum	1.2%	0.70%
Maximum	44.9%	41.8%
Range	43.7%	41.1%
Mean	9.2%	13.4%
Median	8.3%	11.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.3%	7.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.3%	17.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.8%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	8.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Italians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Italians are Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Indonesia (9.8%, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Macedonians	98.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 9.9%
New Zealanders	98.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	98.7 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Croatia	98.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 10.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ghana by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%