Alaska Native vs Spanish American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 76,703,689 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Alaska Natives and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.495 and weighted average of 15.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,122,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 14.0%, a difference of 11.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Alaska Natives are Vietnamese (15.7%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Honduran (15.5%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.74%), and Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.75%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.60%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.61%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.63%), and Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.73%).