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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Northampton County, PA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY042095
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 45.773341906582470
2010-01-01 45.055196264256950
2011-01-01 44.312472620564730
2012-01-01 44.563168601217550
2013-01-01 43.150035651912170
2014-01-01 43.673424865379296
2015-01-01 42.977390132651800
2016-01-01 41.901407333132134
2017-01-01 40.518056713323680
2018-01-01 41.025670587016180
2019-01-01 40.019207811338320
2020-01-01 40.637059172519900
2021-01-01 39.038047423474610
2022-01-01 39.380176431355230

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