Spanish vs Immigrants from North America 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 460,673,345 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.814 and weighted average of 9.8%, a difference of 22.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Spanish	Immigrants from North America
Minimum	2.3%	2.1%
Maximum	78.8%	100.0%
Range	76.5%	97.9%
Mean	20.5%	14.4%
Median	17.0%	9.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.2%	6.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	24.1%	17.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	10.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.8%	17.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.7%	16.9%

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 North America by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Chinese (9.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Bulgaria (9.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Turkey (9.8%, a difference of 0.17%), English (9.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and German (9.7%, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Greeks	99.3 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 9.7%
Scandinavians	99.2 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 9.7%
British	99.2 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 9.7%
Germans	99.2 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 9.7%
English	99.2 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	99.2 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 9.8%
Chinese	99.2 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| North America	99.2 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Turkey	99.1 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 9.8%
Slovenes	99.1 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.0 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 9.8%
Northern Europeans	99.0 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 9.8%
Italians	99.0 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.0 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 9.9%
Scottish	98.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 9.9%