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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Washington County, MO
Series ID RACEDISPARITY029221
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 10:44 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 75.318212593094100
2010-01-01 78.338234488743270
2011-01-01 67.086169476040820
2012-01-01 60.051631364036986
2013-01-01 59.955952865801684
2014-01-01 67.498315917151860
2015-01-01 67.780206677265500
2016-01-01 71.870989585893180
2017-01-01 52.415979755781650
2018-01-01 48.235957086941305
2019-01-01 45.910121757535880
2020-01-01 46.161785234632916
2021-01-01 43.620447505725660
2022-01-01 35.228919153868440

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