Immigrants from West Indies vs Ghanaian Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 190,218,153 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.187 and weighted average of 14.0%, a difference of 15.6%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from West Indies	Ghanaian
Minimum	6.0%	0.50%
Maximum	42.5%	35.9%
Range	36.5%	35.4%
Mean	17.2%	12.4%
Median	13.1%	11.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.0%	8.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	20.9%	16.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	8.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	10.9%	7.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	10.7%	7.5%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, 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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 15.7%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 15.7%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 15.8%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 15.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 15.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 16.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 16.1%
Nicaraguans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 16.1%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 16.3%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 16.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 16.4%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 16.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 16.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 16.5%

Demographics Similar to Ghanaians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Spanish American (14.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.52%), Indonesian (13.9%, a difference of 0.69%), and Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.97%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.9 /100 \| #245	Tragic 13.7%
Cree	0.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 13.7%
Mexican American Indians	0.7 /100 \| #247	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.7 /100 \| #248	Tragic 13.8%
Indonesians	0.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 13.9%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.5 /100 \| #250	Tragic 13.9%
Yaqui	0.5 /100 \| #251	Tragic 13.9%
Ghanaians	0.5 /100 \| #252	Tragic 14.0%
Spanish Americans	0.4 /100 \| #253	Tragic 14.0%
Marshallese	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 14.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.3 /100 \| #255	Tragic 14.1%
Japanese	0.3 /100 \| #256	Tragic 14.1%
Arapaho	0.3 /100 \| #257	Tragic 14.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 14.1%
Creek	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 14.1%