Bahamian vs Haitian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 112,602,600 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Bahamians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.341 and weighted average of 17.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 287,415,058 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Haitians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.599 and weighted average of 17.8%, a difference of 4.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Bahamians are Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.74%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.98%), and Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 1.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Haitians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.010%), British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 2.4%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 2.5%), and Apache (18.3%, a difference of 2.8%).