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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Kanawha County, WV
Series ID RACEDISPARITY054039
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 11:14 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 45.689245492449830
2010-01-01 46.363247750133680
2011-01-01 43.531435219871800
2012-01-01 41.669689425400850
2013-01-01 41.513432830914280
2014-01-01 41.716698521713525
2015-01-01 43.316807611466785
2016-01-01 43.724415707467540
2017-01-01 47.253907051362950
2018-01-01 47.445876948783640
2019-01-01 46.030584684553980
2020-01-01 42.027490626866730
2021-01-01 44.083488813252750
2022-01-01 41.557203716726896

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