Spaniard vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 442,043,399 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Spaniards and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.212 and weighted average of 11.9%. 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 38.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Spaniards are Immigrants from Uganda (11.9%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.13%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Iraq (12.0%, a difference of 0.38%), and Spanish (12.0%, a difference of 0.42%).

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%).