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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Mobile County, AL
Series ID RACEDISPARITY001097
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 2022-01-01
Last Updated 2023-12-07 10:46 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 56.189443804762185
2010-01-01 54.180704284485430
2011-01-01 53.480798745459980
2012-01-01 53.636557224472510
2013-01-01 53.699832270434100
2014-01-01 51.838107022042260
2015-01-01 51.382390849231230
2016-01-01 50.829283587354030
2017-01-01 49.886359501913140
2018-01-01 49.624413448325090
2019-01-01 50.807400154438085
2020-01-01 50.579257096383880
2021-01-01 51.361222316033520
2022-01-01 51.477032268229685

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