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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Dallas County, MO
Series ID RACEDISPARITY029059
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 34.711218890933985
2010-01-01 28.812119815408266
2011-01-01 28.932063339957093
2012-01-01 15.943117488123152
2013-01-01 10.354452828183536
2014-01-01 6.750522544042995
2015-01-01 5.283664744219045
2016-01-01 11.273841911629177
2017-01-01 10.882177815018276
2018-01-01 35.172324715167000
2019-01-01 36.496677738006575
2020-01-01 40.848801359088900
2021-01-01 40.118336527091010
2022-01-01 51.402008551257830

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