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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Howard County, NE
Series ID RACEDISPARITY031093
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 17.8154175028357000
2010-01-01 4.8947228734462795
2011-01-01 10.0044771686562760
2012-01-01 3.1659147282673965
2013-01-01 23.8319521356929870
2014-01-01 26.5298820469913930
2015-01-01 9.0479100053587100
2016-01-01 12.4450074077425030
2017-01-01 2.8156557361778813
2018-01-01 7.7945845486693650
2019-01-01 19.3723733262590550
2020-01-01 13.1833228490992220
2021-01-01 18.2309148939419400
2022-01-01 16.6045202406023300

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