Iranian vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 315,912,646 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Iranians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 7.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,557,843 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.488 and weighted average of 11.3%, a difference of 42.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Iranian	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	0.70%	6.7%
Maximum	26.7%	25.7%
Range	26.0%	19.0%
Mean	5.9%	12.7%
Median	5.0%	10.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	9.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.3%	16.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.0%	6.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.5%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.4%	4.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Iranians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Iranians are Thai (8.1%, a difference of 2.3%), Immigrants from Singapore (8.3%, a difference of 4.6%), Immigrants from Iran (8.3%, a difference of 5.2%), Filipino (7.4%, a difference of 7.3%), and Immigrants from India (7.4%, a difference of 7.6%).

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 Immigrants from Afghanistan by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Lebanon (11.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.56%), Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.95%), Immigrants from Argentina (11.2%, a difference of 1.0%), and French Canadian (11.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	81.7 /100 \| #152	Excellent 11.1%
Lebanese	81.6 /100 \| #153	Excellent 11.1%
Armenians	81.4 /100 \| #154	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Argentina	80.4 /100 \| #155	Excellent 11.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	75.6 /100 \| #156	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	75.2 /100 \| #157	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6 /100 \| #158	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Oceania	70.4 /100 \| #159	Good 11.4%
French Canadians	69.5 /100 \| #160	Good 11.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	68.4 /100 \| #161	Good 11.4%
Alsatians	68.0 /100 \| #162	Good 11.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	65.8 /100 \| #163	Good 11.5%