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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Desha County, AR
Series ID RACEDISPARITY005041
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 22.492893866121022
2010-01-01 25.977111421243580
2011-01-01 28.384516605175158
2012-01-01 29.406159685752108
2013-01-01 30.262585078950426
2014-01-01 29.534676911229035
2015-01-01 30.663070916423450
2016-01-01 27.079071869565000
2017-01-01 28.838390476994668
2018-01-01 25.364287584354816
2019-01-01 20.304687026049820
2020-01-01 30.194178455256683
2021-01-01 26.196896869938170
2022-01-01 30.098779974580580
2023-01-01 29.683038598647887

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