Ghanaian vs Immigrants from Philippines Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 190,218,153 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.187 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,841,881 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Philippines and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.013 and weighted average of 10.7%, a difference of 30.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ghanaian	Immigrants from Philippines
Minimum	0.50%	0.80%
Maximum	35.9%	30.1%
Range	35.4%	29.3%
Mean	12.4%	10.7%
Median	11.6%	10.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.0%	8.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.4%	12.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.3%	4.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.6%	5.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.5%	5.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Ghanaians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Spanish American (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.69%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.97%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Philippines by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Philippines are Paraguayan (10.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.25%), Ukrainian (10.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Canadians	94.8 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 10.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	94.6 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 10.6%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	94.1 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Poland	93.9 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 10.6%
Ethiopians	93.9 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 10.6%
Slavs	93.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 10.6%
Sri Lankans	93.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 10.6%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.3 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 10.7%
Paraguayans	93.0 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 10.7%
Ukrainians	92.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 10.7%
Afghans	92.6 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	92.6 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 10.7%
Immigrants \| Jordan	92.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 10.7%
Yugoslavians	92.5 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 10.7%
Israelis	92.4 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 10.7%