Immigrants from Cuba vs Immigrants from Haiti Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 325,340,789 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Cuba and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.464 and weighted average of 20.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,016,016 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Haiti and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.412 and weighted average of 18.2%, a difference of 14.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Cuba are Navajo (21.1%, a difference of 1.1%), Cape Verdean (21.1%, a difference of 1.2%), Dominican (21.4%, a difference of 2.6%), Yakama (21.4%, a difference of 2.9%), and Yuman (20.2%, a difference of 2.9%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Haiti are Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.42%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 1.1%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.8%).