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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Mississippi County, AR
Series ID RACEDISPARITY005093
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 44.327480883306930
2010-01-01 46.005348846938645
2011-01-01 45.302023876479310
2012-01-01 42.667123901435600
2013-01-01 42.333810010866660
2014-01-01 40.940041739767110
2015-01-01 42.951569981327200
2016-01-01 44.868106064444300
2017-01-01 49.571046632417100
2018-01-01 48.968432296632690
2019-01-01 50.195272785368260
2020-01-01 52.341967867464700
2021-01-01 50.491491281119510
2022-01-01 51.449533496818880
2023-01-01 48.969301245765370

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