Native/Alaskan vs Immigrants from Bahamas Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 511,480,561 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.694 and weighted average of 17.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 104,572,016 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Bahamas and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.080 and weighted average of 15.8%, a difference of 9.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.44%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.62%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Bahamas are Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (15.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.49%), and Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.53%).