West Indian vs Immigrants from Senegal Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,628,071 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 16.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 90,108,306 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Senegal and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.403 and weighted average of 15.3%, a difference of 5.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 0.68%), Immigrants from West Indies (16.1%, a difference of 0.77%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.88%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 1.7%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Senegal are Senegalese (15.4%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Belize (15.2%, a difference of 0.77%), Immigrants from Mexico (15.2%, a difference of 1.2%), Honduran (15.5%, a difference of 1.3%), and African (15.1%, a difference of 1.5%).