European vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 558,520,577 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.693 and weighted average of 9.5%. 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 74.2%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Europeans are Estonian (9.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Austria (9.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Turkish (9.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Zimbabwean (9.5%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Sri Lanka (9.5%, a difference of 0.29%).

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%).