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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Bethel Census Area, AK

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Bethel Census Area, AK
Series ID RACEDISPARITY002050
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 16.5262397688974470
2010-01-01 17.2962816455696180
2011-01-01 18.9539597664702600
2012-01-01 13.6387514774766940
2013-01-01 2.1617304913509066
2014-01-01 3.6034927948805815
2015-01-01 2.5473724992955757
2016-01-01 2.1797496969498407
2017-01-01 1.5862322984617465
2018-01-01 9.2958387368325240
2019-01-01 10.7644557823129240
2020-01-01 6.0043625903353240
2021-01-01 8.5901423051550270
2022-01-01 27.8994845360824750
2023-01-01 19.5655534941249200

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