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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Worcester County, MD
Series ID RACEDISPARITY024047
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 50.619743939865590
2010-01-01 48.719882520545625
2011-01-01 44.745324042994234
2012-01-01 46.966206915618020
2013-01-01 44.674952150151410
2014-01-01 44.753223385510380
2015-01-01 44.878579589479095
2016-01-01 44.007176288564390
2017-01-01 38.502334602900810
2018-01-01 39.652242762841844
2019-01-01 37.576612136844396
2020-01-01 34.921660410131395
2021-01-01 39.845355398776190
2022-01-01 37.877485445234030
2023-01-01 40.572326443518120

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