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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Jefferson County, PA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY042065
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 9:48 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 41.533492188642890
2010-01-01 32.505012340412560
2011-01-01 28.593506586134020
2012-01-01 24.956394885979460
2013-01-01 22.441722370745925
2014-01-01 26.844542974555562
2015-01-01 29.193853988099548
2016-01-01 27.543534733933505
2017-01-01 24.105207618846620
2018-01-01 30.510943440913195
2019-01-01 25.971059232104963
2020-01-01 28.548321145262577
2021-01-01 29.634455613015220
2022-01-01 27.605883697115736
2023-01-01 28.138434885910590

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