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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Otter Tail County, MN

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Otter Tail County, MN
Series ID RACEDISPARITY027111
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 11:33 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 50.568650645169930
2010-01-01 49.004375708159160
2011-01-01 45.378186675996760
2012-01-01 37.058960376640734
2013-01-01 43.577067291760386
2014-01-01 44.106996794320665
2015-01-01 49.160584484814040
2016-01-01 42.896447102865660
2017-01-01 42.705619975000380
2018-01-01 42.835503636976290
2019-01-01 42.270842879101420
2020-01-01 43.777865756046470
2021-01-01 43.754018344495490
2022-01-01 38.333962985566664

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