Mexican American Indian vs Somali Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 317,251,944 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Mexican American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.197 and weighted average of 13.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,256,962 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.808 and weighted average of 13.7%, a difference of 0.71%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Mexican American Indians are Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 0.10%), Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.51%), Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.55%), and Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.73%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Cajun (13.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Panama (13.6%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Somalia (13.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Choctaw (13.6%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cree (13.7%, a difference of 0.44%).