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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Douglas County, KS
Series ID RACEDISPARITY020045
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 25.853007229751570
2010-01-01 28.992777185088254
2011-01-01 26.590727829951970
2012-01-01 29.263292205721214
2013-01-01 29.859841866860954
2014-01-01 26.407113705103075
2015-01-01 27.041542182647860
2016-01-01 26.013936285973510
2017-01-01 22.204077227922518
2018-01-01 20.964573872642960
2019-01-01 18.804590769258635
2020-01-01 24.784884523855950
2021-01-01 27.057805506845050
2022-01-01 25.791871748516797
2023-01-01 25.165714335864187

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