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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Powell County, KY
Series ID RACEDISPARITY021197
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 8.7740304785801250
2010-01-01 10.0255038748376360
2011-01-01 7.5633604367863345
2012-01-01 20.2488301885892240
2013-01-01 40.5000020712332100
2014-01-01 9.0699635457883070
2015-01-01 8.8109067425234590
2016-01-01 4.0107980685145060
2017-01-01 15.4054609110646050
2018-01-01 7.0449711074711040
2019-01-01 2.7378482047412445
2020-01-01 45.5832582722277500
2021-01-01 37.9184924903244750
2022-01-01 36.2272277246793800

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