Cuban vs Central American Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,765,470 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Cubans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.493 and weighted average of 18.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 325,864,154 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Central American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.688 and weighted average of 17.1%, a difference of 6.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Cubans are Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.52%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 0.98%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.9%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Central American Indians are Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.88%), and Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.96%).