Salvadoran vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 398,082,063 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Salvadorans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.226 and weighted average of 13.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,335,183 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.561 and weighted average of 11.5%, a difference of 15.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Salvadoran	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	1.7%	6.5%
Maximum	25.9%	35.6%
Range	24.2%	29.1%
Mean	13.4%	15.6%
Median	12.9%	11.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.8%	9.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.3%	20.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.5%	11.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.4%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.3%	8.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Salvadorans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Salvadorans are Cherokee (13.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Comanche (13.3%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Nigeria (13.1%, a difference of 0.73%), Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.77%), and Ottawa (13.1%, a difference of 0.82%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	1.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Arab (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	75.6 /100 \| #156	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	75.2 /100 \| #157	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6 /100 \| #158	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Oceania	70.4 /100 \| #159	Good 11.4%
French Canadians	69.5 /100 \| #160	Good 11.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	68.4 /100 \| #161	Good 11.4%
Alsatians	68.0 /100 \| #162	Good 11.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	65.8 /100 \| #163	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Chile	65.0 /100 \| #164	Good 11.5%
Arabs	64.7 /100 \| #165	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Belarus	62.8 /100 \| #166	Good 11.5%
Kenyans	60.2 /100 \| #167	Good 11.6%
Tlingit-Haida	59.1 /100 \| #168	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	58.3 /100 \| #169	Average 11.6%
Costa Ricans	57.9 /100 \| #170	Average 11.6%