Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Chilean Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,093,870 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.323 and weighted average of 12.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 256,152,699 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Chileans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.163 and weighted average of 11.0%, a difference of 10.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Chilean
Minimum	0.50%	0.40%
Maximum	27.2%	30.3%
Range	26.7%	29.9%
Mean	9.8%	10.5%
Median	10.7%	10.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.9%	6.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	13.5%	13.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.6%	7.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.0%	6.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.0%	6.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Portuguese (12.2%, a difference of 0.050%), Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.21%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%

Demographics Similar to Chileans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Chileans are Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Syrian (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.35%), and Celtic (10.9%, a difference of 0.53%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Argentineans	90.2 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 10.8%
Slovaks	89.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 10.8%
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%