Uruguayan vs Immigrants from Somalia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 144,715,533 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.112 and weighted average of 11.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,085,024 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.624 and weighted average of 13.7%, a difference of 15.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Uruguayan	Immigrants from Somalia
Minimum	1.5%	1.7%
Maximum	23.7%	54.0%
Range	22.2%	52.3%
Mean	10.1%	15.6%
Median	10.1%	13.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.5%	10.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.7%	17.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.2%	6.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	9.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	9.0%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Uruguayans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.22%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.44%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.59%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Somalia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Somali (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	1.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.5%
Iroquois	1.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 13.5%
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%