Barbadian vs Senegalese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 141,159,884 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Barbadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.257 and weighted average of 16.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 78,101,043 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Senegalese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.334 and weighted average of 15.4%, a difference of 7.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Barbadians are U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.55%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.62%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Senegalese are Immigrants from Senegal (15.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Honduran (15.5%, a difference of 1.0%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 1.5%), Vietnamese (15.7%, a difference of 1.8%), and Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 1.9%).