Spanish American vs Alaskan Athabascan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,122,620 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 14.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 45,801,504 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Alaskan Athabascans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.540 and weighted average of 14.7%, a difference of 4.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Marshallese (14.1%, a difference of 0.60%), Subsaharan African (14.1%, a difference of 0.61%), Japanese (14.1%, a difference of 0.63%), Arapaho (14.1%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Ghana (14.1%, a difference of 0.81%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Alaskan Athabascans are Chippewa (14.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Guatemala (14.6%, a difference of 0.25%), Mexican (14.6%, a difference of 0.35%), Nepalese (14.6%, a difference of 0.55%), and Guatemalan (14.4%, a difference of 1.8%).