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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Knox County, KY
Series ID RACEDISPARITY021121
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 37.045517535443985
2010-01-01 45.999424371383120
2011-01-01 40.794796976305310
2012-01-01 42.266201569186850
2013-01-01 57.257245827026990
2014-01-01 50.091683165723370
2015-01-01 52.094386708123366
2016-01-01 45.897149305523115
2017-01-01 45.110113669420910
2018-01-01 27.785883406251460
2019-01-01 36.268610911790360
2020-01-01 42.879974311561440
2021-01-01 43.354174322784070
2022-01-01 42.703249284123450
2023-01-01 35.563556164060670

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