Barbadian vs Sioux 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 234,002,578 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Sioux and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.721 and weighted average of 16.8%, a difference of 2.0%.

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 Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.79%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sioux are Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.45%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.70%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.2%).