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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for San Patricio County, TX

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for San Patricio County, TX
Series ID RACEDISPARITY048409
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 38.212840419226410
2010-01-01 35.139727696094320
2011-01-01 35.467537025737030
2012-01-01 35.309497214844960
2013-01-01 36.409975407796240
2014-01-01 35.713933631591914
2015-01-01 37.768175202952310
2016-01-01 35.742237262216676
2017-01-01 33.298270667785744
2018-01-01 33.504433175998090
2019-01-01 33.387497973123530
2020-01-01 33.854822958069520
2021-01-01 29.390573661970110
2022-01-01 30.957721630399625

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