Subsaharan African vs Trinidadian and Tobagonian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 506,389,803 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.630 and weighted average of 14.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 219,495,740 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Trinidadians and Tobagonians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.298 and weighted average of 16.0%, a difference of 13.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Creek (14.1%, a difference of 0.33%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Trinidadians and Tobagonians are Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 0.45%), Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.89%), Immigrants from West Indies (16.1%, a difference of 0.94%), Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (15.8%, a difference of 1.2%).