Haitian vs Barbadian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 287,415,058 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Haitians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.599 and weighted average of 17.8%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 7.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Haitians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.010%), British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 2.4%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 2.9%), and Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 3.1%). Similarly, 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%).