Latvian vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 220,272,537 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Latvians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.423 and weighted average of 9.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 87,412,076 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.060 and weighted average of 16.5%, a difference of 81.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Latvians are Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Hong Kong (9.1%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.40%), Eastern European (9.2%, a difference of 0.51%), and Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.54%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.56%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.79%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.86%).