South American vs Immigrants from Malaysia 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 197,649,063 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Malaysia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.115 and weighted average of 10.4%, a difference of 19.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Malaysia
Minimum	0.90%	2.4%
Maximum	25.6%	33.8%
Range	24.7%	31.4%
Mean	12.2%	10.4%
Median	11.9%	8.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	6.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.6%	14.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	7.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.9%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.9%	5.9%

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 Malaysia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Malaysia are Immigrants from Italy (10.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Korean (10.4%, a difference of 0.24%), Carpatho Rusyn (10.4%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Hungary (10.3%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Pakistan (10.4%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Egypt	97.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 10.3%
Serbians	97.0 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	96.9 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 10.3%
Palestinians	96.9 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Europe	96.8 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Latvia	96.8 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Hungary	96.7 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 10.3%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	96.5 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	96.4 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 10.4%
Koreans	96.3 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 10.4%
Carpatho Rusyns	96.2 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 10.4%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	96.2 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 10.4%
Pakistanis	95.9 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 10.4%
Romanians	95.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 10.4%
Mongolians	95.8 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 10.5%