Barbadian vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 141,159,884 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Barbadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.257 and weighted average of 16.5%. 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 0.24%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Barbadians are Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.55%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.62%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.79%), and Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 1.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are 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%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.86%), and Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 1.1%).