Somali vs Immigrants from Northern Africa Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 320,586,734 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.013 and weighted average of 11.0%, a difference of 24.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Northern Africa
Minimum	5.4%	3.3%
Maximum	54.0%	31.3%
Range	48.6%	28.0%
Mean	15.2%	11.4%
Median	13.1%	10.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.4%	7.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	16.3%	13.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	6.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	5.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.9%	5.7%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, 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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Crow	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	1.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 13.5%
Iroquois	1.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 13.5%
Choctaw	1.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 13.6%
Immigrants \| Panama	1.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 13.6%
Somalis	0.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 13.7%
Cajuns	0.9 /100 \| #244	Tragic 13.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Syrian (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.27%), and Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Slovaks	89.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	89.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 10.9%
Hmong	88.4 /100 \| #139	Excellent 10.9%
Celtics	87.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 10.9%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.0%
Chileans	86.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.0%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	86.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 11.0%
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%
Hungarians	85.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 11.0%
Taiwanese	84.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 11.0%
Whites/Caucasians	83.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 11.1%
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%