South American vs Immigrants from Portugal 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 174,504,532 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.394 and weighted average of 14.3%, a difference of 14.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	0.90%	1.0%
Maximum	25.6%	39.6%
Range	24.7%	38.6%
Mean	12.2%	15.6%
Median	11.9%	12.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	9.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	15.6%	19.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	10.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.9%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.9%	9.0%

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 Portugal by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.23%), and Dutch West Indian (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
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%