Chinese vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 64,766,872 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Chinese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.294 and weighted average of 9.8%. 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 69.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Immigrants from Bulgaria (9.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from North America (9.8%, a difference of 0.090%), English (9.8%, a difference of 0.11%), German (9.7%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Turkey (9.8%, a difference of 0.26%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, 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 Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.86%).