White/Caucasian vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,507,167 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Whites/Caucasians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.899 and weighted average of 11.1%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 49.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Whites/Caucasians are Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (11.1%, a difference of 0.16%), Brazilian (11.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Soviet Union (11.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.34%).

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%).