Guyanese vs 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 253,628,071 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 16.3%, a difference of 2.8%.

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 West Indians are Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 0.68%), Immigrants from West Indies (16.1%, a difference of 0.77%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.88%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Houma (16.5%, a difference of 1.2%).