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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Union County, AR
Series ID RACEDISPARITY005139
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 38.856034178477074
2010-01-01 40.208797459137710
2011-01-01 41.044037987628570
2012-01-01 42.208751323441290
2013-01-01 44.216455209139520
2014-01-01 39.930132679689060
2015-01-01 40.125893482360986
2016-01-01 39.643564846896870
2017-01-01 40.476792993187885
2018-01-01 38.803313272956370
2019-01-01 40.530195529355020
2020-01-01 42.544203657952750
2021-01-01 39.004517273068510
2022-01-01 40.617999765041310
2023-01-01 38.424018195245765

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