Syrian vs Immigrants from South Africa Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,711,936 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.050 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 232,853,453 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.080 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 13.7%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	0.68%	1.5%
Maximum	24.8%	22.6%
Range	24.1%	21.1%
Mean	9.7%	8.5%
Median	9.9%	6.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	4.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	10.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	6.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	5.8%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
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%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Asian (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Tongan (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.14%), and Lithuanian (9.7%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Belgium	99.4 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 9.6%
Australians	99.4 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 9.6%
Indians (Asian)	99.4 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 9.6%
Russians	99.4 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 9.6%
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	99.4 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 9.6%
Lithuanians	99.4 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 9.7%
Asians	99.3 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| South Africa	99.3 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 9.7%
Tongans	99.3 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 9.7%
Swiss	99.3 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	99.3 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 9.7%
Immigrants \| Canada	99.3 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 9.7%
Greeks	99.3 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 9.7%
Scandinavians	99.2 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 9.7%
British	99.2 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 9.7%