Somali vs Immigrants from Nicaragua Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,159,381 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.103 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 26.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Nicaragua
Minimum	5.4%	1.7%
Maximum	54.0%	53.6%
Range	48.6%	51.9%
Mean	15.2%	19.8%
Median	13.1%	17.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.4%	12.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.3%	25.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	13.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.9%	11.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.96%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 17.0%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 17.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 17.3%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 17.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 17.8%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 17.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 18.2%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 18.2%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 18.3%