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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Bristol County, MA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY025005
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 9:48 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 39.936782752437530
2010-01-01 40.163115111689486
2011-01-01 40.001219148464656
2012-01-01 40.475644371776980
2013-01-01 39.748134140664600
2014-01-01 40.860333968703400
2015-01-01 40.458077585022360
2016-01-01 39.493108913223410
2017-01-01 39.480754377046520
2018-01-01 39.457730937716880
2019-01-01 39.193893572995000
2020-01-01 38.995016330977336
2021-01-01 41.077380568038210
2022-01-01 37.771079224335210
2023-01-01 37.763926789941810

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