Dutch West Indian vs Ghanaian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 85,754,540 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Dutch West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.253 and weighted average of 14.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 190,218,153 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.187 and weighted average of 14.0%, a difference of 2.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Dutch West Indians are Cheyenne (14.3%, a difference of 0.22%), Blackfeet (14.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (14.3%, a difference of 0.36%), Paiute (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%), and Immigrants from Portugal (14.3%, a difference of 0.45%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Spanish American (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.69%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.97%).