Spanish vs Immigrants from Ecuador Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 421,068,577 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.373 and weighted average of 12.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 270,373,002 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.547 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 25.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Spanish	Immigrants from Ecuador
Minimum	2.3%	2.8%
Maximum	78.8%	20.2%
Range	76.5%	17.4%
Mean	20.5%	12.7%
Median	17.0%	13.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.2%	9.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.1%	16.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.8%	5.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.7%	5.0%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Spanish by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish are Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Albanian (12.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Spaniard (11.9%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.50%), and Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	32.5 /100 \| #189	Fair 12.0%
Immigrants \| Peru	32.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 12.0%
Venezuelans	32.1 /100 \| #191	Fair 12.0%
Samoans	31.0 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Fiji	27.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ecuador by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Bangladeshi (15.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Central America (15.0%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Liberia (15.1%, a difference of 0.38%), African (15.1%, a difference of 0.52%), and Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 0.75%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 15.0%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 15.0%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 15.1%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 15.1%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 15.2%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 15.2%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 15.3%
Senegalese	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 15.4%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 15.5%