Puerto Rican Receiving Food Stamps

COMPARE

Puerto Rican
Race
Ancestry
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianAmericanApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian/Chaldean/SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianEuropeanFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian/ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuerto RicanPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
Immigration
NonimmigrantsImmigrantsAfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma/MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth AmericaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabweAzores
Select to Compare
Race
Ancestry
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianAmericanApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian/Chaldean/SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianEuropeanFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian/ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
Immigration
NonimmigrantsImmigrantsAfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma/MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth AmericaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabweAzores
Receiving Food Stamps
Income
Poverty
Unemployment
Labor Participation
Family Structure
Vehicle Availability
Education Level
Disability

Puerto Rican Receiving Food Stamps
Tragic

26.0%
PUBLIC INCOME | FOOD STAMPS
0.0/ 100
METRIC RATING
346th/ 347
METRIC RANK

Puerto Rican Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Chart

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 525,950,641 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 26.0%. On average, for every 1% (one percent) increase in Puerto Ricans within a typical geography, there is an increase of 0.32% in percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps.
Puerto Rican Receiving Food Stamps
It is essential to understand that the correlation between the percentage of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps does not imply a direct cause-and-effect relationship. It remains uncertain whether the presence of Puerto Ricans influences an upward or downward trend in the level of percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps within an area, or if Puerto Ricans simply ended up residing in those areas with higher or lower levels of percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps due to other factors.

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (23.8%, a difference of 8.9%), Lumbee (22.9%, a difference of 13.3%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 17.3%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 20.0%), and Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 20.5%).
DemographicsRating | RankReceiving Food Stamps
Inupiat
0.0
/100
|
#333
Tragic
20.1%
Yuman
0.0
/100
|
#334
Tragic
20.2%
Immigrants from Cuba
0.0
/100
|
#335
Tragic
20.8%
Navajo
0.0
/100
|
#336
Tragic
21.1%
Cape Verdeans
0.0
/100
|
#337
Tragic
21.1%
Dominicans
0.0
/100
|
#338
Tragic
21.4%
Yakama
0.0
/100
|
#339
Tragic
21.4%
Tohono O'odham
0.0
/100
|
#340
Tragic
21.5%
Hopi
0.0
/100
|
#341
Tragic
21.6%
Immigrants from Yemen
0.0
/100
|
#342
Tragic
21.6%
Immigrants from Dominican Republic
0.0
/100
|
#343
Tragic
22.1%
Lumbee
0.0
/100
|
#344
Tragic
22.9%
Immigrants from Cabo Verde
0.0
/100
|
#345
Tragic
23.8%
Puerto Ricans
0.0
/100
|
#346
Tragic
26.0%
Yup'ik
0.0
/100
|
#347
Tragic
32.7%

Puerto Rican Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement Puerto Rican Data Receiving Food Stamps Data
Minimum 0.28% 2.8%
Maximum 99.8% 91.5%
Range 99.6% 88.7%
Mean 44.4% 31.7%
Median 36.1% 28.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1) 17.8% 19.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3) 74.5% 40.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR) 56.7% 20.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample) 31.6% 16.3%
Standard Deviation (Population) 31.5% 16.3%

Correlation Details

Puerto Rican Percentile Sample Size Receiving Food Stamps
[
0.0%
-
0.5%
]
0.28%
168,507,107 11.4%
[
0.5%
-
1.0%
]
0.72%
136,314,228 11.1%
[
1.0%
-
1.5%
]
1.22%
60,577,879 10.5%
[
1.5%
-
2.0%
]
1.73%
30,048,710 10.9%
[
2.0%
-
2.5%
]
2.23%
17,735,343 11.0%
[
2.5%
-
3.0%
]
2.74%
14,037,175 12.1%
[
3.0%
-
3.5%
]
3.29%
12,912,046 13.5%
[
3.5%
-
4.0%
]
3.72%
10,041,058 12.1%
[
4.0%
-
4.5%
]
4.23%
7,255,584 11.7%
[
4.5%
-
5.0%
]
4.75%
6,939,605 13.9%
[
5.0%
-
5.5%
]
5.22%
4,671,140 15.7%
[
5.5%
-
6.0%
]
5.75%
4,761,221 13.6%
[
6.0%
-
6.5%
]
6.26%
3,522,154 12.9%
[
6.5%
-
7.0%
]
6.75%
3,438,169 15.2%
[
7.0%
-
7.5%
]
7.43%
11,169,188 18.9%
[
7.5%
-
8.0%
]
7.78%
2,258,822 15.4%
[
8.0%
-
8.5%
]
8.25%
2,100,437 15.3%
[
8.5%
-
9.0%
]
8.68%
3,957,848 22.2%
[
9.0%
-
9.5%
]
9.25%
2,115,262 15.8%
[
9.5%
-
10.0%
]
9.71%
1,966,979 18.8%
[
10.0%
-
10.5%
]
10.24%
856,422 20.0%
[
10.5%
-
11.0%
]
10.75%
1,505,529 16.3%
[
11.0%
-
11.5%
]
11.21%
881,421 20.1%
[
11.5%
-
12.0%
]
11.72%
810,923 18.0%
[
12.0%
-
12.5%
]
12.21%
631,607 20.0%
[
12.5%
-
13.0%
]
12.69%
763,044 15.8%
[
13.0%
-
13.5%
]
13.21%
579,369 22.6%
[
13.5%
-
14.0%
]
13.68%
433,357 25.4%
[
14.0%
-
14.5%
]
14.30%
779,103 23.9%
[
14.5%
-
15.0%
]
14.70%
823,596 23.8%
[
15.0%
-
15.5%
]
15.31%
153,170 30.1%
[
15.5%
-
16.0%
]
15.70%
869,802 22.2%
[
16.0%
-
16.5%
]
16.26%
433,635 26.0%
[
16.5%
-
17.0%
]
16.77%
530,543 23.4%
[
17.0%
-
17.5%
]
17.25%
242,121 25.3%
[
17.5%
-
18.0%
]
17.82%
304,345 29.2%
[
18.0%
-
18.5%
]
18.16%
368,310 26.5%
[
18.5%
-
19.0%
]
18.64%
188,643 17.9%
[
19.0%
-
19.5%
]
19.27%
202,986 17.8%
[
19.5%
-
20.0%
]
19.76%
217,840 27.7%
[
20.0%
-
20.5%
]
20.23%
93,241 12.8%
[
20.5%
-
21.0%
]
20.69%
356,341 22.3%
[
21.0%
-
21.5%
]
21.28%
324,014 25.4%
[
21.5%
-
22.0%
]
21.70%
147,984 26.6%
[
22.0%
-
22.5%
]
22.26%
69,958 30.1%
[
22.5%
-
23.0%
]
22.78%
159,582 21.7%
[
23.0%
-
23.5%
]
23.26%
259,390 30.8%
[
23.5%
-
24.0%
]
23.75%
54,725 21.6%
[
24.0%
-
24.5%
]
24.21%
192,047 25.5%
[
24.5%
-
25.0%
]
24.78%
41,372 37.4%
[
25.0%
-
25.5%
]
25.17%
74,666 21.6%
[
25.5%
-
26.0%
]
25.78%
294,946 25.7%
[
26.0%
-
26.5%
]
26.24%
113,185 29.8%
[
26.5%
-
27.0%
]
26.82%
211,727 28.9%
[
27.0%
-
27.5%
]
27.29%
115,892 18.7%
[
27.5%
-
28.0%
]
27.85%
84,562 18.8%
[
28.0%
-
28.5%
]
28.10%
207,807 34.4%
[
28.5%
-
29.0%
]
28.75%
138,273 29.7%
[
29.0%
-
29.5%
]
29.43%
90,149 26.7%
[
29.5%
-
30.0%
]
29.70%
120,128 32.1%
[
30.0%
-
30.5%
]
30.13%
50,636 22.8%
[
30.5%
-
31.0%
]
30.78%
29,086 28.6%
[
31.0%
-
31.5%
]
31.05%
50,450 34.7%
[
31.5%
-
32.0%
]
31.94%
127,802 24.5%
[
32.0%
-
32.5%
]
32.18%
64,650 35.7%
[
32.5%
-
33.0%
]
32.66%
154,688 37.3%
[
33.0%
-
33.5%
]
33.32%
121,057 36.6%
[
33.5%
-
34.0%
]
33.83%
74,212 29.4%
[
34.5%
-
35.0%
]
34.57%
71,241 18.1%
[
35.0%
-
35.5%
]
35.17%
39,166 34.5%
[
35.5%
-
36.0%
]
35.53%
13,479 56.1%
[
36.5%
-
37.0%
]
36.60%
68,452 24.5%
[
37.0%
-
37.5%
]
37.23%
19,525 10.8%
[
37.5%
-
38.0%
]
37.86%
9,467 35.0%
[
38.0%
-
38.5%
]
38.35%
16,024 21.5%
[
39.0%
-
39.5%
]
39.30%
194,833 31.2%
[
39.5%
-
40.0%
]
39.75%
51,640 44.6%
[
40.0%
-
40.5%
]
40.34%
76,094 32.5%
[
40.5%
-
41.0%
]
40.69%
69,343 23.6%
[
41.0%
-
41.5%
]
41.13%
44,030 42.7%
[
41.5%
-
42.0%
]
41.93%
62,474 46.9%
[
43.0%
-
43.5%
]
43.47%
8,418 48.2%
[
43.5%
-
44.0%
]
43.72%
70,222 39.2%
[
44.0%
-
44.5%
]
44.43%
25,642 64.4%
[
44.5%
-
45.0%
]
44.86%
43,330 24.0%
[
45.5%
-
46.0%
]
45.93%
34,257 22.5%
[
46.0%
-
46.5%
]
46.38%
1,022 9.2%
[
46.5%
-
47.0%
]
46.89%
77,830 34.9%
[
47.0%
-
47.5%
]
47.40%
327 19.5%
[
47.5%
-
48.0%
]
47.85%
466 38.0%
[
48.5%
-
49.0%
]
49.00%
549 55.4%
[
49.0%
-
49.5%
]
49.13%
633 44.7%
[
51.0%
-
51.5%
]
51.41%
22,606 36.6%
[
55.5%
-
56.0%
]
55.67%
697 67.3%
[
58.0%
-
58.5%
]
58.07%
12,443 49.7%
[
61.0%
-
61.5%
]
61.26%
253 25.3%
[
62.0%
-
62.5%
]
62.20%
246 50.0%
[
65.0%
-
65.5%
]
65.24%
12,045 57.9%
[
65.5%
-
66.0%
]
65.76%
257 77.1%
[
66.0%
-
66.5%
]
66.33%
781 67.3%
[
66.5%
-
67.0%
]
66.65%
17,941 40.8%
[
68.0%
-
68.5%
]
68.15%
7,087 14.1%
[
68.5%
-
69.0%
]
68.99%
8,220 24.7%
[
71.5%
-
72.0%
]
71.61%
701 70.0%
[
72.0%
-
72.5%
]
72.22%
24,713 52.6%
[
72.5%
-
73.0%
]
72.96%
5,955 21.6%
[
74.5%
-
75.0%
]
74.52%
5,260 35.0%
[
76.0%
-
76.5%
]
76.20%
17,293 32.1%
[
77.5%
-
78.0%
]
77.98%
20,075 15.2%
[
80.5%
-
81.0%
]
80.95%
16,607 14.3%
[
81.5%
-
82.0%
]
81.92%
553 66.2%
[
82.5%
-
83.0%
]
82.54%
590 37.2%
[
83.0%
-
83.5%
]
83.33%
3,233 59.2%
[
83.5%
-
84.0%
]
83.71%
2,492 2.8%
[
85.5%
-
86.0%
]
85.92%
38,239 39.2%
[
86.0%
-
86.5%
]
86.12%
342,297 34.2%
[
86.5%
-
87.0%
]
86.74%
40,064 48.4%
[
87.0%
-
87.5%
]
87.45%
17,323 17.7%
[
87.5%
-
88.0%
]
87.90%
4,562 49.8%
[
88.0%
-
88.5%
]
88.19%
40,300 57.0%
[
88.5%
-
89.0%
]
88.88%
7,068 68.7%
[
89.5%
-
90.0%
]
89.97%
13,876 38.4%
[
90.0%
-
90.5%
]
90.35%
147,165 28.5%
[
90.5%
-
91.0%
]
90.80%
33,138 36.1%
[
91.0%
-
91.5%
]
91.25%
189,184 30.0%
[
91.5%
-
92.0%
]
91.58%
606 91.5%
[
92.0%
-
92.5%
]
92.08%
51,852 33.2%
[
92.5%
-
93.0%
]
92.66%
25,965 55.4%
[
93.0%
-
93.5%
]
93.15%
110,548 27.3%
[
93.5%
-
94.0%
]
93.63%
30,160 29.8%
[
94.0%
-
94.5%
]
94.10%
281,717 36.7%
[
94.5%
-
95.0%
]
94.81%
235,271 43.9%
[
95.0%
-
95.5%
]
95.25%
311,824 40.0%
[
95.5%
-
96.0%
]
95.73%
149,189 43.8%
[
96.0%
-
96.5%
]
96.18%
329,088 43.7%
[
96.5%
-
97.0%
]
96.73%
352,386 46.9%
[
97.0%
-
97.5%
]
97.19%
196,560 49.4%
[
97.5%
-
98.0%
]
97.73%
522,681 52.1%
[
98.0%
-
98.5%
]
98.27%
376,077 53.9%
[
98.5%
-
99.0%
]
98.78%
508,516 53.5%
[
99.0%
-
99.5%
]
99.17%
450,589 55.8%
[
99.5%
-
100.0%
]
99.83%
237,593 58.6%