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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Broome County, NY
Series ID RACEDISPARITY036007
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 9:56 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 45.241541761999550
2010-01-01 45.466910220427590
2011-01-01 44.542110191030964
2012-01-01 42.571867533193230
2013-01-01 42.609223162046240
2014-01-01 43.605090037576160
2015-01-01 41.987834273324104
2016-01-01 40.762616072313400
2017-01-01 41.923832430669610
2018-01-01 41.216165539582434
2019-01-01 39.952436491480285
2020-01-01 40.116476081439280
2021-01-01 41.280046409659140
2022-01-01 41.801978842516870
2023-01-01 40.080098781414826
2024-01-01 39.651629393776270

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