Syrian vs Immigrants from Eritrea Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,711,936 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.050 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 104,840,679 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eritrea and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.102 and weighted average of 11.7%, a difference of 6.6%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Eritrea
Minimum	0.68%	0.80%
Maximum	24.8%	33.3%
Range	24.1%	32.5%
Mean	9.7%	11.4%
Median	9.9%	10.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	8.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	12.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	4.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	5.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	89.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 10.9%
Hmong	88.4 /100 \| #139	Excellent 10.9%
Celtics	87.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 10.9%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.0%
Chileans	86.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.0%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	86.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 11.0%
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%
Hungarians	85.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 11.0%
Taiwanese	84.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 11.0%
Whites/Caucasians	83.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 11.1%
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eritrea by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eritrea are Osage (11.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Peruvian (11.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.23%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.26%), and Immigrants from Syria (11.7%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Kenyans	60.2 /100 \| #167	Good 11.6%
Tlingit-Haida	59.1 /100 \| #168	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	58.3 /100 \| #169	Average 11.6%
Costa Ricans	57.9 /100 \| #170	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	56.4 /100 \| #171	Average 11.6%
Guamanians/Chamorros	54.2 /100 \| #172	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Syria	53.4 /100 \| #173	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 11.7%
Osage	49.8 /100 \| #175	Average 11.7%
Peruvians	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 11.8%
German Russians	48.1 /100 \| #178	Average 11.8%
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%