Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 56,073,474 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 17.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,487,566 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.658 and weighted average of 22.1%, a difference of 28.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines are Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.88%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 2.2%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 2.7%), Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 3.0%), Yakama (21.4%, a difference of 3.3%), and Dominican (21.4%, a difference of 3.6%).