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

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Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Plymouth County, IA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY019149
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 30.653202129712188
2010-01-01 26.798805066037808
2011-01-01 29.299542130299862
2012-01-01 38.305226406588620
2013-01-01 40.516418606623410
2014-01-01 34.145558435662450
2015-01-01 29.325977247455302
2016-01-01 22.473557510558090
2017-01-01 27.095726846007416
2018-01-01 25.703001437333416
2019-01-01 24.479527060625404
2020-01-01 20.191209561334126
2021-01-01 17.647421983389705
2022-01-01 19.509306554839803

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