Inupiat vs Native/Alaskan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 96,290,078 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Inupiat and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.429 and weighted average of 20.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 511,480,561 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.694 and weighted average of 17.3%, a difference of 16.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Inupiat are Pueblo (19.9%, a difference of 0.73%), Yuman (20.2%, a difference of 0.86%), Immigrants from Caribbean (19.6%, a difference of 2.2%), Immigrants from Cuba (20.8%, a difference of 3.8%), and Navajo (21.1%, a difference of 5.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.44%), Black/African American (17.2%, a difference of 0.62%), and Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 2.9%).