U.S. Virgin Islander vs Ethiopian Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 222,869,008 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Ethiopians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.386 and weighted average of 10.6%, a difference of 55.7%.

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%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Ethiopians are Immigrants from Poland (10.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Slavic (10.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Sri Lankan (10.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Philippines (10.7%, a difference of 0.36%).