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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Fauquier County, VA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY051061
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 20.629101826978292
2010-01-01 32.217856140992055
2011-01-01 30.421330167040892
2012-01-01 31.070467792976558
2013-01-01 29.652901712548164
2014-01-01 24.800902335588773
2015-01-01 19.157201038394540
2016-01-01 20.051600786605500
2017-01-01 20.280858387643907
2018-01-01 18.173194410412370
2019-01-01 20.582395532764018
2020-01-01 25.613585399377790
2021-01-01 21.235107629407874
2022-01-01 23.725225923358470

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