Nicaraguan vs Immigrants from Nigeria Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 285,345,977 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nicaraguans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 16.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,993,216 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.408 and weighted average of 13.1%, a difference of 23.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Nicaraguan	Immigrants from Nigeria
Minimum	1.1%	3.4%
Maximum	53.6%	37.1%
Range	52.5%	33.7%
Mean	20.4%	14.6%
Median	18.7%	13.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.3%	10.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	26.7%	17.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	14.4%	6.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.2%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.1%	6.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Nicaraguans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Nicaraguans are Immigrants from West Indies (16.1%, a difference of 0.090%), West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.68%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 1.0%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 1.5%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 1.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 15.8%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 16.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 16.1%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 16.1%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Ottawa (13.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Panamanian (13.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Nigerian (13.1%, a difference of 0.11%), and Chickasaw (13.1%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Armenia	4.3 /100 \| #224	Tragic 13.0%
Fijians	4.3 /100 \| #225	Tragic 13.0%
Chickasaw	3.6 /100 \| #226	Tragic 13.1%
Nigerians	3.5 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.1%
Panamanians	3.5 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.1%
Ottawa	3.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.1%
Puget Sound Salish	3.4 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	3.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.1%
Salvadorans	2.7 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.2%
Cherokee	2.5 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.2%
Comanche	2.4 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.3%
Immigrants \| Zaire	1.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.4%
Crow	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%