Immigrants from Nigeria vs British West Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,993,216 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.408 and weighted average of 13.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 152,421,558 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.116 and weighted average of 17.9%, a difference of 36.4%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	British West Indian
Minimum	3.4%	1.0%
Maximum	37.1%	32.1%
Range	33.7%	31.1%
Mean	14.6%	16.2%
Median	13.7%	16.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.7%	11.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.3%	20.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	9.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.3%	7.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.2%	7.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Ottawa (13.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Panamanian (13.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Nigerian (13.1%, a difference of 0.11%), and Chickasaw (13.1%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Armenia	4.3 /100 \| #224	Tragic 13.0%
Fijians	4.3 /100 \| #225	Tragic 13.0%
Chickasaw	3.6 /100 \| #226	Tragic 13.1%
Nigerians	3.5 /100 \| #227	Tragic 13.1%
Panamanians	3.5 /100 \| #228	Tragic 13.1%
Ottawa	3.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic 13.1%
Puget Sound Salish	3.4 /100 \| #230	Tragic 13.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	3.4 /100 \| #231	Tragic 13.1%
Salvadorans	2.7 /100 \| #232	Tragic 13.2%
Cherokee	2.5 /100 \| #233	Tragic 13.2%
Comanche	2.4 /100 \| #234	Tragic 13.3%
Immigrants \| Zaire	1.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic 13.4%
Crow	1.6 /100 \| #236	Tragic 13.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	1.5 /100 \| #237	Tragic 13.5%
French American Indians	1.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 13.5%

Demographics Similar to British West Indians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Haitian (17.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Haiti (18.2%, a difference of 1.8%), Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 1.9%), and Apache (18.3%, a difference of 2.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 17.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 17.2%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 17.2%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 17.3%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 17.8%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 17.8%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 17.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 18.2%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 18.2%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 18.3%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 18.3%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 18.4%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 19.0%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 19.6%