Spanish American vs Cherokee Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,122,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,462,276 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Cherokee and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.451 and weighted average of 13.2%, a difference of 5.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.82%), Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.89%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 1.7%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Cherokee are Comanche (13.3%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Zaire (13.4%, a difference of 0.90%), Crow (13.4%, a difference of 1.3%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 1.6%), and French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 1.8%).