Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Indonesia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 525,950,641 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 26.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 215,507,406 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Indonesia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.040 and weighted average of 9.8%, a difference of 164.1%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Indonesia
Minimum	2.8%	1.6%
Maximum	91.5%	22.4%
Range	88.7%	20.8%
Mean	31.7%	9.2%
Median	28.6%	7.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	19.5%	6.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	40.0%	10.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	20.5%	3.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	16.3%	4.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	16.3%	4.8%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (23.8%, a difference of 8.9%), Lumbee (22.9%, a difference of 13.3%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 17.3%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 20.0%), and Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 20.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 20.1%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 20.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 20.8%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 21.1%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 21.1%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 21.4%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 21.4%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 21.5%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 21.6%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 22.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 22.9%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 23.8%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 26.0%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 32.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Indonesia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Indonesia are Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Turkey (9.8%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Germans	99.2 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 9.7%
English	99.2 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 9.8%
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%