Marshallese vs Immigrants from Thailand Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 14,761,315 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Marshallese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.463 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,534,905 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Thailand and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.029 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 13.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Marshallese	Immigrants from Thailand
Minimum	1.1%	0.40%
Maximum	40.7%	39.9%
Range	39.6%	39.5%
Mean	18.1%	16.0%
Median	18.0%	14.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.0%	10.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.0%	20.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.0%	9.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	10.8%	7.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	10.5%	7.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Marshallese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Marshallese are Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Thailand by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Thailand are Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.16%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), and Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.62%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%