Sioux vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 234,002,578 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Sioux and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.721 and weighted average of 16.8%. 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 1.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Sioux are Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.45%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.70%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, 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%).