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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Van Wert County, OH

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Van Wert County, OH
Series ID RACEDISPARITY039161
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 10:44 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 29.332253378651203
2010-01-01 22.554866989759294
2011-01-01 30.021580820234668
2012-01-01 22.747476573563530
2013-01-01 35.133325264457410
2014-01-01 30.395211429694186
2015-01-01 30.246586395852148
2016-01-01 36.680322970302120
2017-01-01 35.421159007840310
2018-01-01 31.319339458335026
2019-01-01 30.847911505348563
2020-01-01 38.185163017988310
2021-01-01 24.993299701904220
2022-01-01 20.965897822379123

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