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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Macon County, AL
Series ID RACEDISPARITY001087
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 58.127230175241760
2010-01-01 59.580544338109206
2011-01-01 51.250552757600130
2012-01-01 50.115353936386220
2013-01-01 49.885289041077320
2014-01-01 57.221571997932550
2015-01-01 60.440418554389310
2016-01-01 61.519045418952980
2017-01-01 59.991126725531650
2018-01-01 57.896257558485210
2019-01-01 55.758410153591040
2020-01-01 54.156876585492740
2021-01-01 46.251514024956170
2022-01-01 45.115269613672650
2023-01-01 47.939439310597910

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