Immigrants from Guyana vs Immigrants from Caribbean Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 183,583,231 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Guyana and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.154 and weighted average of 16.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,445,784 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.653 and weighted average of 19.6%, a difference of 16.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Guyana are Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.45%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.57%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.0%), and Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are Pueblo (19.9%, a difference of 1.5%), Pima (19.0%, a difference of 3.4%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 6.6%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 7.0%), and Apache (18.3%, a difference of 7.3%).