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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Bossier Parish, LA

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Bossier Parish, LA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY022015
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 37.390482173911460
2010-01-01 34.907570566413980
2011-01-01 35.180705905075940
2012-01-01 33.705760791239900
2013-01-01 35.340776781037256
2014-01-01 34.350196351150810
2015-01-01 36.376196988981150
2016-01-01 34.170570079729075
2017-01-01 34.781876882251844
2018-01-01 34.411462936010330
2019-01-01 34.460097107096490
2020-01-01 36.480584591203440
2021-01-01 35.910080245066270
2022-01-01 34.559463917442315

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