Bahamian vs Houma 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 36,773,946 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Houma and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.581 and weighted average of 16.5%, a difference of 3.3%.

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 Houma are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.35%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 1.1%).