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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Saluda County, SC
Series ID RACEDISPARITY045081
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 11:31 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 28.541030831234604
2010-01-01 31.807353473121670
2011-01-01 36.428047796539240
2012-01-01 40.465626565643430
2013-01-01 35.601270921526440
2014-01-01 38.449288742411056
2015-01-01 36.194854502206470
2016-01-01 38.476102798650240
2017-01-01 34.074688674455600
2018-01-01 36.166261231998140
2019-01-01 34.452910241615534
2020-01-01 34.948562824978900
2021-01-01 35.780941084366300
2022-01-01 38.665024116346180

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