Samoan vs Central American Indian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,983,999 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 12.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 325,864,154 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Central American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.688 and weighted average of 17.1%, a difference of 41.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Venezuelan (12.0%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Peru (12.0%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Cameroon (12.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Sudanese (12.0%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.53%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Central American Indians are Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.88%), and Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.96%).