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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Otero County, NM
Series ID RACEDISPARITY035035
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 17.547902250640550
2010-01-01 30.551297068151000
2011-01-01 32.760306976164450
2012-01-01 34.133487148900990
2013-01-01 37.630903312259620
2014-01-01 34.991205502541850
2015-01-01 37.022379261850810
2016-01-01 35.598279000385666
2017-01-01 34.399414547300644
2018-01-01 34.313896438520445
2019-01-01 34.217062810088080
2020-01-01 35.647502735791380
2021-01-01 36.876989430178284
2022-01-01 36.215906360495030

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