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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Butler County, AL

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Butler County, AL
Series ID RACEDISPARITY001013
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Release Racial Dissimilarity Index (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Percent
Date Range 2009-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-12-12 9:48 AM CST
Notes The Racial Dissimilarity Index measures the percentage of the non-hispanic white population in a county which would have to change Census tracts to equalize the racial distribution between white and non-white population groups across all tracts in the county.

Starting with the 2016 observations, the calculation has been changed so that counties with only one census tract have missing data. Zero values represent counties where the proportions of non-white population and non-hispanic white population are the same. Multiyear estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) are "period" estimates derived from a data sample collected over a period of time, as opposed to "point-in-time" estimates such as those from past decennial censuses. ACS 5-year estimate includes data collected over a 60-month period. The date of the data is the end of the 5-year period. For example, a value dated 2014 represents data from 2010 to 2014. However, they do not describe any specific day, month, or year within that time period.

Multiyear estimates require some considerations that single-year estimates do not. For example, multiyear estimates released in consecutive years consist mostly of overlapping years and shared data. The 2010–2014 ACS 5-year estimates share sample data from 2011 through 2014 with the 2011–2015 ACS 5-year estimates. Because of this overlap, users should use extreme caution in making comparisons with consecutive years of multiyear estimates.

Please see "Section 3: Understanding and Using ACS Single-Year and Multiyear Estimates" on publication page 13 (file page 19) of the 2018 ACS General Handbook for a more thorough clarification.
DATE VALUE
2009-01-01 35.758153848424580
2010-01-01 34.882739374021160
2011-01-01 31.478279024871508
2012-01-01 33.488238343889940
2013-01-01 33.442168948925740
2014-01-01 34.157369331504164
2015-01-01 34.175417172659610
2016-01-01 29.814693865619674
2017-01-01 33.585051108489970
2018-01-01 36.073692461489530
2019-01-01 32.914557803492090
2020-01-01 30.717813051146380
2021-01-01 28.547589109475176
2022-01-01 24.456130429128066
2023-01-01 29.126545005395926

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