Immigrants from Bangladesh vs Black/African American Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 203,302,567 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Bangladesh and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.393 and weighted average of 15.9%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 7.9%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Bangladesh are Hispanic or Latino (15.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (16.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (15.8%, a difference of 0.71%), Immigrants from West Indies (16.1%, a difference of 1.4%), and Nicaraguan (16.1%, a difference of 1.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (17.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Central American Indian (17.1%, a difference of 0.53%), Bahamian (17.0%, a difference of 0.98%), Immigrants from Guyana (16.9%, a difference of 1.5%), and Immigrants from Jamaica (16.9%, a difference of 1.7%).