Jamaican vs Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,071,648 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.552 and weighted average of 16.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 223,195,672 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.498 and weighted average of 15.8%, a difference of 3.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.55%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.79%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.94%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago are Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 0.71%).