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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Ashe County, NC
Series ID RACEDISPARITY037009
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 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-12-12 9:45 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 36.511078926451940
2010-01-01 29.056242716861334
2011-01-01 35.385450458418780
2012-01-01 32.494801319029340
2013-01-01 28.922537676382902
2014-01-01 36.459351736064460
2015-01-01 35.355035617803360
2016-01-01 34.097161507860390
2017-01-01 26.975852457513085
2018-01-01 25.261991627379253
2019-01-01 18.088867418469377
2020-01-01 18.381571659875140
2021-01-01 22.643470318278357
2022-01-01 22.533509155385420
2023-01-01 22.960044942443890

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