Immigrants from Jamaica vs Immigrants from Eastern Europe Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,234,933 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.274 and weighted average of 16.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 473,642,116 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.338 and weighted average of 10.8%, a difference of 55.6%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (16.7%, a difference of 0.98%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.2%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Slovak (10.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Argentinean (10.8%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Brazil (10.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Russia (10.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Immigrants from Moldova (10.9%, a difference of 0.51%).