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Race & Ethnicity

Race & Ethnicity

Description

Share of Population by Age and Self-Reported Race and Ethnicity, 2022

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

Demographics
Housing
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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select records from the dataset where AGEP is 18 or older.
  2. 2
    Derive age groups from the AGEP column using these bins: 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+.
  3. 3
    Determine race and ethnicity categories using the columns RAC1P and HISP based on specified conditions to classify respondents into groups such as Asian Only, Black or African American Only, White Only, Hispanic or Latino (Any Race), Other Single Race, and Multiple Races.
  4. 4
    Apply the weight column PWGTP to all records to account for survey sampling design.
  5. 5
    Aggregate weighted counts by AGEP-derived age groups and race/ethnicity categories.
  6. 6
    Calculate the share of the population for each race and ethnicity category within each age group for the stacked bar chart visualization.

Source Variables using this Indicator (16)

Visuals Using This Indicator (1)

Visual for Indicator Race & Ethnicity for 2022

Share of Population by Age and Self-Reported Race and Ethnicity, 2022

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