Immigrants from Congo vs Houma Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,058,964 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Congo and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.053 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 36,773,946 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Houma and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.581 and weighted average of 16.5%, a difference of 16.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Congo	Houma
Minimum	1.3%	5.5%
Maximum	42.8%	30.6%
Range	41.5%	25.1%
Mean	15.1%	17.4%
Median	13.5%	16.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.2%	14.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.0%	19.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.8%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.4%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	6.2%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Congo by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Congo are Central American (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.23%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.31%), and Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.3 /100 \| #261	Tragic 14.1%
Paiute	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 14.3%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.2 /100 \| #264	Tragic 14.3%
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 14.3%
Cheyenne	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 14.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 14.3%
Guatemalans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 14.4%

Demographics Similar to Houma by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Houma are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.35%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 16.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 16.1%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 16.1%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 16.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 16.7%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 16.8%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #313	Tragic 16.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 16.9%