Syrian vs Immigrants from Eastern Africa Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,711,936 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.050 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 354,350,740 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa 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 11.6%, a difference of 5.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	0.68%	4.4%
Maximum	24.8%	54.0%
Range	24.1%	49.6%
Mean	9.7%	15.4%
Median	9.9%	11.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	9.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	16.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	10.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	10.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are Costa Rican (11.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Tlingit-Haida (11.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Kenyan (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Western Asia (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), and Guamanian/Chamorro (11.7%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Alsatians	68.0 /100 \| #162	Good 11.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	65.8 /100 \| #163	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Chile	65.0 /100 \| #164	Good 11.5%
Arabs	64.7 /100 \| #165	Good 11.5%
Immigrants \| Belarus	62.8 /100 \| #166	Good 11.5%
Kenyans	60.2 /100 \| #167	Good 11.6%
Tlingit-Haida	59.1 /100 \| #168	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	58.3 /100 \| #169	Average 11.6%
Costa Ricans	57.9 /100 \| #170	Average 11.6%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	56.4 /100 \| #171	Average 11.6%
Guamanians/Chamorros	54.2 /100 \| #172	Average 11.7%
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%