Jamaican vs Indian (Asian) Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 367,071,648 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.552 and weighted average of 16.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,865,667 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Indians (Asian) and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.116 and weighted average of 9.6%, a difference of 70.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from the Azores (16.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Houma (16.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Barbadian (16.5%, a difference of 0.55%), U.S. Virgin Islander (16.5%, a difference of 0.79%), and West Indian (16.3%, a difference of 0.94%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Indians (Asian) are Australian (9.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Russian (9.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Czechoslovakia (9.6%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Belgium (9.6%, a difference of 0.15%), and Immigrants from Denmark (9.6%, a difference of 0.17%).