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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Macon County, IL
Series ID RACEDISPARITY017115
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 2022-01-01
Last Updated 2023-12-07 10:45 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 51.040863803004380
2010-01-01 51.010900405922830
2011-01-01 50.592473754731280
2012-01-01 51.788083426970076
2013-01-01 50.135021851358260
2014-01-01 50.072590245947090
2015-01-01 46.348461995610805
2016-01-01 46.673654797710140
2017-01-01 48.086600328289904
2018-01-01 47.945010056323140
2019-01-01 47.099515937215955
2020-01-01 47.350604385197680
2021-01-01 49.606009036080430
2022-01-01 44.510959190656024

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