Mexican American Indian vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 317,251,944 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Mexican American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.197 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%, a difference of 12.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Mexican American Indian	Immigrants from Costa Rica
Minimum	1.9%	0.50%
Maximum	33.1%	27.2%
Range	31.2%	26.7%
Mean	14.9%	9.8%
Median	14.8%	10.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.3%	4.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.9%	13.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.7%	8.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.9%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	6.0%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Mexican American Indians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Mexican American Indians are Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.51%), Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.55%), and Somali (13.7%, a difference of 0.71%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Iroquois	1.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 13.5%
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.21%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%