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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Columbia County, NY
Series ID RACEDISPARITY036021
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 46.271519681027760
2010-01-01 40.307289954486770
2011-01-01 36.373880393303550
2012-01-01 38.464238456594586
2013-01-01 36.651528982550370
2014-01-01 40.059793941542730
2015-01-01 37.636247670476536
2016-01-01 37.575021883326370
2017-01-01 33.706994373453526
2018-01-01 32.641498443057270
2019-01-01 34.407373544432154
2020-01-01 33.072284857999140
2021-01-01 34.849809231044180
2022-01-01 34.035689513528910

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