Barbadian vs Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 141,159,884 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Barbadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.257 and weighted average of 16.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 223,195,672 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.498 and weighted average of 15.8%, a difference of 4.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Barbadians are U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.24%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Jamaican (16.4%, a difference of 0.55%), Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.62%), and Immigrants from Barbados (16.6%, a difference of 0.79%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago are Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.28%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (15.9%, a difference of 0.71%).