South African vs Immigrants from Eritrea Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,246,088 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.309 and weighted average of 10.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 104,840,679 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eritrea and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.102 and weighted average of 11.7%, a difference of 17.8%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Eritrea
Minimum	1.1%	0.80%
Maximum	14.6%	33.3%
Range	13.5%	32.5%
Mean	7.8%	11.4%
Median	7.8%	10.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.2%	8.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.2%	12.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	4.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.0%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.9%	5.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Laotian (10.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Polish (10.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.14%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	98.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 10.0%
South Africans	98.7 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 10.0%
Laotians	98.7 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 10.0%
Poles	98.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| England	98.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 10.0%
Austrians	98.6 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 10.0%
Dutch	98.6 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Israel	98.5 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 10.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.5 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 10.0%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eritrea by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eritrea are Osage (11.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Peruvian (11.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.23%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.26%), and Immigrants from Syria (11.7%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	56.4 /100 \| #171	Average 11.6%
Guamanians/Chamorros	54.2 /100 \| #172	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Syria	53.4 /100 \| #173	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 11.7%
Osage	49.8 /100 \| #175	Average 11.7%
Peruvians	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 11.7%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 11.8%
German Russians	48.1 /100 \| #178	Average 11.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	46.4 /100 \| #179	Average 11.8%
Uruguayans	44.8 /100 \| #180	Average 11.8%
South American Indians	41.7 /100 \| #181	Average 11.9%