Sioux vs Native/Alaskan Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 511,480,561 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.694 and weighted average of 17.3%, a difference of 2.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, 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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.44%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.62%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.1%).