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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Hancock County, MS
Series ID RACEDISPARITY028045
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 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2026-01-29 9:57 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 31.718823317777870
2010-01-01 33.732417779434016
2011-01-01 33.433550008363520
2012-01-01 28.079266823827020
2013-01-01 25.288014325314705
2014-01-01 25.916351236511137
2015-01-01 22.708787682470906
2016-01-01 24.718554578274208
2017-01-01 24.984296890046306
2018-01-01 30.568597445766095
2019-01-01 33.637718869892200
2020-01-01 42.744218279891720
2021-01-01 40.540141288959376
2022-01-01 41.696959100590180
2023-01-01 38.406169951678000
2024-01-01 32.603839100328940

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