South American vs Immigrants from Cabo Verde Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,814,121 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.324 and weighted average of 12.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 38,130,553 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Cabo Verde and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.424 and weighted average of 23.8%, a difference of 92.0%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Cabo Verde
Minimum	0.90%	3.6%
Maximum	25.6%	43.8%
Range	24.7%	40.2%
Mean	12.2%	20.6%
Median	11.9%	18.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	12.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.6%	28.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	16.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.9%	9.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.9%	9.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Thailand (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.33%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.36%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Sierra Leoneans	23.6 /100 \| #200	Fair 12.2%
Ugandans	22.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 12.2%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	20.1 /100 \| #202	Fair 12.3%
Shoshone	17.7 /100 \| #203	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	17.6 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.4%
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Africa	7.6 /100 \| #214	Tragic 12.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Cabo Verde by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Cabo Verde are Lumbee (22.9%, a difference of 4.1%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 7.8%), Puerto Rican (26.0%, a difference of 8.9%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 10.2%), and Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 10.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 20.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 20.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 20.8%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 21.1%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 21.1%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 21.4%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 21.4%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 21.5%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 22.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 22.9%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 23.8%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 26.0%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 32.7%