Italian vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 571,187,142 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Italians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.136 and weighted average of 9.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,335,183 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.561 and weighted average of 11.5%, a difference of 16.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Italian	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	1.2%	6.5%
Maximum	44.9%	35.6%
Range	43.7%	29.1%
Mean	9.2%	15.6%
Median	8.3%	11.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.3%	9.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.3%	20.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	11.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.8%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	8.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Italians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Italians are Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Scottish (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Indonesia (9.8%, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.42%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	99.2 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 9.8%
Chinese	99.2 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| North America	99.2 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Turkey	99.1 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 9.8%
Slovenes	99.1 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 9.8%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	99.0 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 9.8%
Northern Europeans	99.0 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 9.8%
Italians	99.0 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.0 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 9.9%
Scottish	98.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Asia	98.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 9.9%
Macedonians	98.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 9.9%
New Zealanders	98.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	98.7 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 9.9%
Immigrants \| Croatia	98.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 10.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Chile (11.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Arab (11.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.43%), and Immigrants from Belarus (11.5%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
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%