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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Sebastian County, AR
Series ID RACEDISPARITY005131
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 9:47 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 51.230397150483974
2010-01-01 51.563115383208230
2011-01-01 49.016892751994450
2012-01-01 47.975344784245415
2013-01-01 48.751443079853290
2014-01-01 50.558391596741320
2015-01-01 50.452072224429290
2016-01-01 54.413906170469296
2017-01-01 51.931922510030490
2018-01-01 50.902170814429950
2019-01-01 50.185478645966306
2020-01-01 51.793642538107200
2021-01-01 46.531605461383286
2022-01-01 45.799526322086480
2023-01-01 47.252557325398850

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