U.S. Virgin Islander vs Guyanese Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 87,412,076 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.060 and weighted average of 16.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 176,625,032 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Guyanese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.067 and weighted average of 16.7%, a difference of 1.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.50%), Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.56%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.79%), and Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.86%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Guyanese are Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.52%), Sioux (16.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 0.98%), Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 1.2%), and Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 1.3%).