Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Immigrants from West Indies Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 56,073,474 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 17.2%. 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 6.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines are Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.88%), and Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 1.3%). Similarly, 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%).