Immigrants from Guyana vs Immigrants from Dominica 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 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%, a difference of 8.9%.

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 Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, 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%).