Guyanese vs British West Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 176,625,032 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Guyanese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.067 and weighted average of 16.7%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 7.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Guyanese are Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.52%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.98%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, 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 Apache (18.3%, a difference of 2.2%).