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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Orleans Parish, LA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY022071
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 63.781733914439500
2010-01-01 63.441082036908455
2011-01-01 63.655839847295720
2012-01-01 63.494665615858520
2013-01-01 63.624749169469310
2014-01-01 64.226068289193900
2015-01-01 64.210587409679830
2016-01-01 63.559038722249700
2017-01-01 62.892587130300660
2018-01-01 62.006840274486350
2019-01-01 61.833879983687740
2020-01-01 62.120005654948800
2021-01-01 61.542946777774354
2022-01-01 61.254848561906186

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