Barbadian vs Cuban Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 141,159,884 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Barbadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.257 and weighted average of 16.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,765,470 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Cubans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.493 and weighted average of 18.2%, a difference of 10.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Barbadians are U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.79%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 1.3%), and Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 2.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Cubans are Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.31%), British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.9%), Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 2.5%), and Haitian (17.8%, a difference of 2.5%).