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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Yancey County, NC
Series ID RACEDISPARITY037199
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 9:46 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 35.124583318123140
2010-01-01 45.216015197478480
2011-01-01 53.121203310453680
2012-01-01 39.605752865837104
2013-01-01 26.671295576567122
2014-01-01 27.499852136247014
2015-01-01 27.099313245547442
2016-01-01 25.474394467982954
2017-01-01 26.474937809924560
2018-01-01 24.385796698467487
2019-01-01 19.110774259823106
2020-01-01 20.039150792762083
2021-01-01 19.762417321613380
2022-01-01 19.419448290987360
2023-01-01 6.215213358070503

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