Inupiat vs Puerto Rican Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 96,290,078 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Inupiat and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.429 and weighted average of 20.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 525,950,641 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.619 and weighted average of 26.0%, a difference of 29.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Inupiat are Pueblo (19.9%, a difference of 0.73%), Yuman (20.2%, a difference of 0.86%), Immigrants from Caribbean (19.6%, a difference of 2.2%), Immigrants from Cuba (20.8%, a difference of 3.8%), and Navajo (21.1%, a difference of 5.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (23.8%, a difference of 8.9%), Lumbee (22.9%, a difference of 13.3%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 17.3%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 20.0%), and Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 20.5%).