Immigrants from Iran vs Colombian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 279,188,122 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iran and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.718 and weighted average of 8.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 418,206,966 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Colombians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.021 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 51.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Iran	Colombian
Minimum	0.70%	0.90%
Maximum	47.4%	25.6%
Range	46.7%	24.7%
Mean	7.5%	13.1%
Median	5.6%	13.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.7%	10.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.2%	15.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.5%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.2%	4.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.2%	4.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iran by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iran are Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.9%), Burmese (8.6%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Korea (8.7%, a difference of 3.8%), and Iranian (7.9%, a difference of 5.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Taiwan	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 7.3%
Immigrants \| India	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 7.4%
Filipinos	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 7.4%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 7.9%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%

Demographics Similar to Colombians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Colombians are Malaysian (12.7%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Uruguay (12.5%, a difference of 0.83%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 0.86%), Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Africa	7.6 /100 \| #214	Tragic 12.8%
Native Hawaiians	6.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| South America	6.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	6.0 /100 \| #217	Tragic 12.9%
Hawaiians	5.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 12.9%