Somali vs Immigrants from South Africa 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 232,853,453 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.080 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 41.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	5.4%	1.5%
Maximum	54.0%	22.6%
Range	48.6%	21.1%
Mean	15.2%	8.5%
Median	13.1%	6.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.4%	4.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.3%	10.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	6.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.9%	5.8%

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 South Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Asian (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Tongan (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.14%), and Lithuanian (9.7%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Belgium	99.4 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 9.6%
Australians	99.4 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 9.6%
Indians (Asian)	99.4 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 9.6%
Russians	99.4 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	99.4 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 9.6%
Lithuanians	99.4 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 9.7%
Asians	99.3 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| South Africa	99.3 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 9.7%
Tongans	99.3 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 9.7%
Swiss	99.3 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	99.3 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Canada	99.3 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 9.7%
Greeks	99.3 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 9.7%
Scandinavians	99.2 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 9.7%
British	99.2 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 9.7%