South African vs Immigrants from Iran Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,246,088 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.309 and weighted average of 10.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 279,188,122 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iran and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.718 and weighted average of 8.3%, a difference of 19.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Iran
Minimum	1.1%	0.70%
Maximum	14.6%	47.4%
Range	13.5%	46.7%
Mean	7.8%	7.5%
Median	7.8%	5.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.2%	3.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.2%	8.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	4.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.0%	7.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.9%	7.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Laotian (10.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Polish (10.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.14%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Scottish	98.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Asia	98.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 9.9%
Macedonians	98.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 9.9%
New Zealanders	98.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	98.7 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Croatia	98.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	98.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 10.0%
South Africans	98.7 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 10.0%
Laotians	98.7 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 10.0%
Poles	98.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| England	98.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 10.0%
Austrians	98.6 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 10.0%
Dutch	98.6 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Israel	98.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.5 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 10.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iran by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iran are Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.9%), Burmese (8.6%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Korea (8.7%, a difference of 3.8%), and Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 5.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Taiwan	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| India	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 7.4%
Filipinos	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 7.4%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 7.9%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%