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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Hinds County, MS
Series ID RACEDISPARITY028049
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 58.872790362998130
2010-01-01 58.534478137732826
2011-01-01 58.186175110902860
2012-01-01 55.765134140259946
2013-01-01 55.652810690027130
2014-01-01 54.485226060325246
2015-01-01 54.484979866161034
2016-01-01 54.713817020540670
2017-01-01 54.478079890709390
2018-01-01 54.405305360386215
2019-01-01 56.160972739252540
2020-01-01 55.870446050500020
2021-01-01 55.813759501050360
2022-01-01 55.441138100427520

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