Immigrants from West Indies vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,442,413 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.095 and weighted average of 16.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,963,519 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.909 and weighted average of 17.2%, a difference of 6.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 0.090%), West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.77%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 1.7%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.53%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.98%), and Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 1.5%).