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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Ouachita Parish, LA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY022073
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 62.011757887931850
2010-01-01 61.862450162343170
2011-01-01 62.850196669788716
2012-01-01 62.498080961401584
2013-01-01 63.224169397446715
2014-01-01 63.351272165589220
2015-01-01 63.028944093974900
2016-01-01 62.001655991336260
2017-01-01 62.283788644712935
2018-01-01 63.292412165569170
2019-01-01 62.343820119238070
2020-01-01 63.514902786300410
2021-01-01 60.785225067440240
2022-01-01 60.928506977299946
2023-01-01 59.513065802054456

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