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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for St. Joseph County, MI

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for St. Joseph County, MI
Series ID RACEDISPARITY026149
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 35.295797922281370
2010-01-01 37.661259841040220
2011-01-01 38.961727098640630
2012-01-01 37.049451764617540
2013-01-01 42.197915725774315
2014-01-01 41.084422540042105
2015-01-01 42.699495354445270
2016-01-01 41.115215718093154
2017-01-01 43.229487298943260
2018-01-01 39.083687242238220
2019-01-01 40.780833930240180
2020-01-01 38.134172580155780
2021-01-01 38.375391729878330
2022-01-01 36.911273665039744

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