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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Emporia city, VA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY051595
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 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-12-12 9:45 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 35.024256068781500
2010-01-01 39.893587313268560
2011-01-01 38.781034109342610
2012-01-01 37.650342679267450
2013-01-01 45.702845066925160
2014-01-01 42.387917013823625
2015-01-01 31.579864359276900
2016-01-01 36.243172128963494
2017-01-01 54.305172898217755
2018-01-01 46.636404348003090
2019-01-01 46.937898420026850
2020-01-01 59.253878348366540
2021-01-01 59.596251575113890
2022-01-01 56.173994480916235
2023-01-01 48.883916379543470

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