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

Title White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Wharton County, TX
Series ID RACEDISPARITY048481
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 9:46 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 26.115997941171614
2010-01-01 29.693055381691245
2011-01-01 32.174747154271740
2012-01-01 33.297582232588155
2013-01-01 36.250668177310324
2014-01-01 32.736847472605130
2015-01-01 31.520858758550773
2016-01-01 26.812170981915067
2017-01-01 25.438132909520633
2018-01-01 22.322562528053100
2019-01-01 26.614117861211952
2020-01-01 28.260827829826447
2021-01-01 31.048799878987417
2022-01-01 29.039178168265785
2023-01-01 33.274574200238630

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