Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Immigrants from Haiti Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 56,073,474 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 17.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,016,016 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Haiti and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.412 and weighted average of 18.2%, a difference of 5.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines are Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.080%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), and Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.88%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Haiti are Cuban (18.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Apache (18.3%, a difference of 0.42%), Colville (18.3%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Dominica (18.4%, a difference of 1.1%), and British West Indian (17.9%, a difference of 1.8%).