Hispanic or Latino vs Jamaican Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 573,421,418 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.852 and weighted average of 15.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,071,648 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.552 and weighted average of 16.4%, a difference of 3.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (15.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.53%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.69%), and Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.70%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.55%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.79%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.94%).