Portuguese vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,612,640 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.324 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,487,566 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.658 and weighted average of 22.1%, a difference of 81.6%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from Dominican Republic
Minimum	3.3%	8.7%
Maximum	37.0%	64.4%
Range	33.7%	55.7%
Mean	14.6%	27.2%
Median	12.2%	23.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.6%	19.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.9%	35.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.3%	16.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.7%	11.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.7%	11.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Costa Rica (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Sierra Leonean (12.2%, a difference of 0.28%), and American (12.2%, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Samoans	31.0 /100 \| #192	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Fiji	27.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 12.1%
Immigrants \| Sudan	27.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 12.1%
Americans	26.7 /100 \| #195	Fair 12.2%
Iraqis	26.6 /100 \| #196	Fair 12.2%
Delaware	26.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 12.2%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	25.4 /100 \| #198	Fair 12.2%
Portuguese	25.1 /100 \| #199	Fair 12.2%
Sierra Leoneans	23.6 /100 \| #200	Fair 12.2%
Ugandans	22.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 12.2%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	20.1 /100 \| #202	Fair 12.3%
Shoshone	17.7 /100 \| #203	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	17.6 /100 \| #204	Poor 12.4%
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 2.2%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 2.7%), Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 3.0%), Yakama (21.4%, a difference of 3.3%), and Dominican (21.4%, a difference of 3.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 20.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 20.2%
Immigrants \| 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 \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 22.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 22.9%
Immigrants \| 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%