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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Genesee County, MI
Series ID RACEDISPARITY026049
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 10:45 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 64.18460099864998
2010-01-01 63.24416705688839
2011-01-01 60.58907840327472
2012-01-01 60.18720632878469
2013-01-01 59.48008160768254
2014-01-01 58.14940794949255
2015-01-01 57.64790918878978
2016-01-01 58.02221742494239
2017-01-01 57.11080716381791
2018-01-01 56.92595354059554
2019-01-01 57.23032405022239
2020-01-01 57.87384666021940
2021-01-01 57.12734642824876
2022-01-01 56.97229983780067

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