British West Indian vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 152,421,558 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.116 and weighted average of 17.9%. 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 8.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Haitian (17.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 1.8%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 1.9%), and Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 3.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), 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%), and Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 1.1%).