Black/African American vs Cape Verdean Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 562,963,519 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.909 and weighted average of 17.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 107,485,738 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Cape Verdeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.156 and weighted average of 21.1%, a difference of 22.7%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (17.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (17.2%, a difference of 0.43%), Native/Alaskan (17.3%, a difference of 0.62%), and Immigrants from Grenada (17.8%, a difference of 3.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Cape Verdeans are Navajo (21.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Cuba (20.8%, a difference of 1.2%), Yuman (20.2%, a difference of 4.2%), Inupiat (20.1%, a difference of 5.1%), and Pueblo (19.9%, a difference of 5.8%).