Immigrants from Dominica vs Immigrants from West Indies Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 83,761,752 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.032 and weighted average of 18.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,442,413 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.095 and weighted average of 16.1%, a difference of 14.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominica are Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.46%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.67%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 0.98%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 2.9%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 0.090%), West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.77%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 1.7%).