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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Conway County, AR
Series ID RACEDISPARITY005029
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 39.654563859543300
2010-01-01 36.721230208340100
2011-01-01 41.894400448544275
2012-01-01 40.158518867926820
2013-01-01 43.691368031789030
2014-01-01 40.341206651920320
2015-01-01 43.296797512441070
2016-01-01 42.533979274222226
2017-01-01 42.019444731863125
2018-01-01 40.646778956192506
2019-01-01 38.805683992672690
2020-01-01 34.203312192781890
2021-01-01 33.251912259686460
2022-01-01 34.247064982305616

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