Lumbee vs Dominican Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,196,215 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Lumbee and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.385 and weighted average of 22.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 353,995,756 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Dominicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.702 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 7.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Lumbee are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (22.1%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (23.8%, a difference of 4.1%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 5.9%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 6.3%), and Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 6.7%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Dominicans are Yakama (21.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Tohono O'odham (21.5%, a difference of 0.52%), Hopi (21.6%, a difference of 0.89%), Immigrants from Yemen (21.6%, a difference of 1.3%), and Cape Verdean (21.1%, a difference of 1.4%).