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Table Data - White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Big Horn County, WY

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Big Horn County, WY
Series ID RACEDISPARITY056003
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 15.272551048705840
2010-01-01 21.331835932733430
2011-01-01 22.665650382499570
2012-01-01 29.704425756677160
2013-01-01 22.310038011924295
2014-01-01 19.584093785618883
2015-01-01 9.976241577205620
2016-01-01 16.748771578461536
2017-01-01 19.318705500055785
2018-01-01 18.086061810750240
2019-01-01 21.244817704561200
2020-01-01 26.520399611625244
2021-01-01 20.323162154529060
2022-01-01 17.876571274060380
2023-01-01 15.068958646231270

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