Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs U.S. Virgin Islander 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 87,412,076 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.060 and weighted average of 16.5%, a difference of 4.2%.

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%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.88%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.56%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.79%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.86%).