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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Chemung County, NY
Series ID RACEDISPARITY036015
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 37.563914700578010
2010-01-01 34.365596748683330
2011-01-01 38.052588435934090
2012-01-01 36.042379360570220
2013-01-01 37.669097689100740
2014-01-01 36.849838945196490
2015-01-01 37.846907602568270
2016-01-01 37.444783855840430
2017-01-01 36.547676288782970
2018-01-01 37.818825541006520
2019-01-01 35.840858551031026
2020-01-01 31.911958932578310
2021-01-01 32.650022377555530
2022-01-01 34.383239258826830

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