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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Okanogan County, WA
Series ID RACEDISPARITY053047
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 30.623131757775510
2010-01-01 33.165924761113860
2011-01-01 36.299038172424620
2012-01-01 34.583614252579480
2013-01-01 29.124115807021433
2014-01-01 33.503177561798250
2015-01-01 32.009091245524885
2016-01-01 35.639817204780540
2017-01-01 34.585633012078354
2018-01-01 40.061675790183330
2019-01-01 34.642284806760850
2020-01-01 37.176709700107190
2021-01-01 35.044790886527750
2022-01-01 38.551231019188120
2023-01-01 32.259595296110520

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