South American Indian vs Immigrants from Western Africa Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,403,103 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.206 and weighted average of 11.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,063,327 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.399 and weighted average of 14.7%, a difference of 23.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American Indian	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	0.90%	5.9%
Maximum	31.6%	49.8%
Range	30.7%	43.9%
Mean	11.3%	18.8%
Median	9.7%	16.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	7.9%	13.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.1%	22.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.2%	9.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.6%	9.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.5%	9.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to South American Indians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Uruguayan (11.8%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.66%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eritrea	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 11.7%
Osage	49.8 /100 \| #175	Average 11.7%
Peruvians	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 11.8%
German Russians	48.1 /100 \| #178	Average 11.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	46.4 /100 \| #179	Average 11.8%
Uruguayans	44.8 /100 \| #180	Average 11.8%
South American Indians	41.7 /100 \| #181	Average 11.9%
Immigrants \| Morocco	40.7 /100 \| #182	Average 11.9%
Immigrants \| Uganda	40.3 /100 \| #183	Average 11.9%
Spaniards	39.8 /100 \| #184	Fair 11.9%
Immigrants \| Iraq	37.1 /100 \| #185	Fair 12.0%
Spanish	36.9 /100 \| #186	Fair 12.0%
Albanians	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 12.0%
Sudanese	33.4 /100 \| #188	Fair 12.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Alaskan Athabascan (14.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Ute (14.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.27%), and Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.4%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 14.6%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 14.6%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 14.6%
Chippewa	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 14.7%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 14.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 14.7%
Ute	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 14.7%
Liberians	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 14.8%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 14.8%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 14.8%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 14.9%
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 14.9%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 14.9%