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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Sullivan County, TN
Series ID RACEDISPARITY047163
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 10:42 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 36.142242406001440
2010-01-01 35.594906539004540
2011-01-01 37.966623843605130
2012-01-01 34.133423629948254
2013-01-01 38.721945819377105
2014-01-01 37.244151366406230
2015-01-01 37.303966483193270
2016-01-01 38.424769817958676
2017-01-01 38.935943049444850
2018-01-01 32.642149413773616
2019-01-01 30.032889640926740
2020-01-01 31.024124557111442
2021-01-01 30.993171682848725
2022-01-01 28.395976198113470

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