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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Sarasota County, FL
Series ID RACEDISPARITY012115
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 42.371929225518240
2010-01-01 43.126306741761650
2011-01-01 40.796570089345010
2012-01-01 41.049309350562886
2013-01-01 41.437935401144650
2014-01-01 39.662987154222826
2015-01-01 38.703585242416430
2016-01-01 38.731687207266305
2017-01-01 38.156983009898305
2018-01-01 36.831929596179500
2019-01-01 37.477745962346520
2020-01-01 39.336631951615670
2021-01-01 39.624039689738616
2022-01-01 38.057522553982750
2023-01-01 37.624758147006640

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