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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Lee County, MS
Series ID RACEDISPARITY028081
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 29.627918934237407
2010-01-01 41.295470546258464
2011-01-01 42.708540568910430
2012-01-01 42.202915608834410
2013-01-01 41.812777748171670
2014-01-01 41.375798485778300
2015-01-01 40.017625476347550
2016-01-01 36.479359640630860
2017-01-01 37.288927496082394
2018-01-01 37.192139122431770
2019-01-01 36.317526610422874
2020-01-01 39.023141040632110
2021-01-01 40.767913410860416
2022-01-01 39.702014609016075

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