Jamaican vs Cuban Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,071,648 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.552 and weighted average of 16.4%. 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 11.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.55%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.79%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.3%), and Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 1.9%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Cubans are Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.9%), Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 2.5%), Haitian (17.8%, a difference of 2.5%), and Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 5.5%).