French Canadian vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 500,490,947 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of French Canadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.292 and weighted average of 11.4%. 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 45.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to French Canadians are Immigrants from Oceania (11.4%, a difference of 0.16%), Pennsylvania German (11.4%, a difference of 0.18%), Alsatian (11.4%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.3%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Southern Europe (11.5%, a difference of 0.61%).

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%).