Ethiopian vs Barbadian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 222,869,008 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ethiopians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.386 and weighted average of 10.6%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 55.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ethiopians are Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Barbadians are U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), 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%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.79%).