Uruguayan vs U.S. Virgin Islander Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 144,715,533 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.112 and weighted average of 11.8%. 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 39.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are Immigrants from Kenya (11.8%, a difference of 0.22%), South American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.44%), German Russian (11.8%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Ukraine (11.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Morocco (11.9%, a difference of 0.59%).

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%).