2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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2000 Estimate |
2000 Percent Distribution |
2001 Estimate |
2001 Percent Distribution |
Difference (2001 - 2000) |
Margin of Error of Difference |
Statistically Significant |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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1,372,964
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100%
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1,470,380
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100%
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97,416
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+/-32,804
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yes
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Nursery school, preschool
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87,805
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6.4%
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101,990
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6.9%
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0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Kindergarten
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94,240
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6.9%
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88,200
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6.0%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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645,880
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47.0%
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701,327
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47.7%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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287,461
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20.9%
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291,306
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19.8%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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College or graduate school
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257,578
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18.8%
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287,557
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19.6%
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0.8%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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3,183,880
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100%
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3,271,507
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100%
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87,627
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+/-11,068
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yes
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Less than 9th grade
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245,326
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7.7%
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241,597
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7.4%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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374,320
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11.8%
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333,371
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10.2%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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763,691
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24.0%
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785,593
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24.0%
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0.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Some college, no degree
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728,472
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22.9%
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736,641
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22.5%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Associate degree
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181,827
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5.7%
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203,580
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6.2%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Bachelor's degree
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620,273
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19.5%
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675,821
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20.7%
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1.2%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Graduate or professional degree
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269,971
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8.5%
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294,904
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9.0%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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80.5
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(NA)
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82.4
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(NA)
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1.9
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+/-1.0
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yes
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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28.0
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(NA)
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29.7
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(NA)
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1.7
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+/-1.0
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yes
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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1,924,900
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100%
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1,974,100
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100%
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49,200
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+/-5,453
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yes
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Never married
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570,133
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29.6%
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599,570
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30.4%
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0.8%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Now married, except separated
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1,103,366
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57.3%
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1,137,511
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57.6%
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0.3%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Separated
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31,791
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1.7%
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40,574
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2.1%
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0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Widowed
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30,730
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1.6%
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34,679
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1.8%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Divorced
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188,880
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9.8%
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161,766
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8.2%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Females 15 years and over
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1,982,168
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100%
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2,033,737
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100%
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51,569
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+/-5,594
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yes
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Never married
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476,605
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24.0%
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507,820
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25.0%
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1.0%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Now married, except separated
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1,023,275
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51.6%
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1,063,214
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52.3%
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0.7%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Separated
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62,775
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3.2%
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64,032
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3.1%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Widowed
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152,957
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7.7%
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142,300
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7.0%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Divorced
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266,556
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13.4%
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256,371
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12.6%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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90,249
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100%
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84,663
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100%
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-5,586
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+/-12,626
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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22,893
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25.4%
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24,905
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29.4%
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4.0%
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+/-7.4%
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no
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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35
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(NA)
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38
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(NA)
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3
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+/-12
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no
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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25.4
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(NA)
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29.4
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(NA)
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4.0
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+/-7.3
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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63
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(NA)
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58
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(NA)
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-5
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+/-8
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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58
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(NA)
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51
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(NA)
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-7
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+/-26
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no
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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109
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(NA)
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100
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(NA)
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-9
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+/-18
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no
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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20
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(NA)
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22
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(NA)
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2
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+/-8
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no
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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106,170
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100%
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128,708
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100%
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22,538
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+/-17,051
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yes
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Responsible for grandchildren
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48,141
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45.3%
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61,800
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48.0%
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2.7%
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+/-8.1%
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no
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less than 1 year
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12,540
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26.0%
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13,946
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22.6%
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- 3.4%
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+/-8.1%
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no
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1 or 2 years
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11,876
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24.7%
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10,250
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16.6%
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- 8.1%
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+/-9.1%
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no
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3 or 4 years
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9,855
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20.5%
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8,602
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13.9%
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- 6.6%
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+/-9.1%
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no
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5 or more years
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13,870
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28.8%
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29,002
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46.9%
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18.1%
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+/-9.2%
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yes
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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61.9
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(NA)
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61.4
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(NA)
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-0.5
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+/-6.4
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no
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Percent who are married
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69.7
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(NA)
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79.3
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(NA)
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9.6
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+/-8.9
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yes
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Percent who are in labor force
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57.9
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(NA)
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58.9
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(NA)
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1.0
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+/-9.6
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no
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Percent who are in poverty
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21.4
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(NA)
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18.1
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(NA)
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-3.3
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+/-9.9
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no
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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3,676,716
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100%
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3,770,640
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100%
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93,924
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+/-2,995
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yes
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Civilian veterans
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415,587
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11.3%
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405,353
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10.8%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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1,233,216
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100%
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1,296,806
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100%
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63,590
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+/-14,645
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yes
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With a disability
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63,702
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5.2%
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77,612
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6.0%
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0.8%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Population 21 to 64 years
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3,089,471
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100%
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3,159,836
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100%
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70,365
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+/-15,779
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yes
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With a disability
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342,662
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11.1%
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371,422
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11.8%
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0.7%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Percent employed
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50.6
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(NA)
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55.0
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(NA)
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4.4
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+/-4.1
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yes
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No disability
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2,746,809
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88.9%
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2,788,414
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88.2%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Percent employed
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80.8
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(NA)
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80.3
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(NA)
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-0.5
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+/-1.0
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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394,335
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100%
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409,561
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100%
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15,226
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+/-6,640
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yes
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With a disability
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158,284
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40.1%
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175,324
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42.8%
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2.7%
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+/-3.1%
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no
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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5,066,957
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100%
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5,243,812
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100%
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176,855
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+/-11,017
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yes
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Same house
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4,006,544
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79.1%
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4,285,421
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81.7%
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2.6%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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Different house in the U.S.
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988,002
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19.5%
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914,280
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17.4%
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- 2.1%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Same county
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589,739
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11.6%
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607,048
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11.6%
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0.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Different county
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398,263
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7.9%
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307,232
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5.9%
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- 2.0%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Same state
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242,756
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4.8%
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203,838
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3.9%
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- 0.9%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Different state
|
155,507
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3.1%
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103,394
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2.0%
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- 1.1%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Abroad
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72,411
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1.4%
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44,111
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0.8%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.3%
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yes
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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5,139,843
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100%
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5,318,775
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100%
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178,932
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*****
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- -
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Native
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4,358,648
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84.8%
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4,517,664
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84.9%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Born in United States
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4,301,557
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83.7%
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4,462,870
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83.9%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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State of residence
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2,840,184
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55.3%
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2,978,776
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56.0%
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0.7%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Different state
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1,461,373
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28.4%
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1,484,094
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27.9%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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57,091
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1.1%
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54,794
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1.0%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Foreign born
|
781,195
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15.2%
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801,111
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15.1%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Naturalized citizen
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218,554
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28.0%
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213,211
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26.6%
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- 1.4%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Not a citizen
|
562,641
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72.0%
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587,900
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73.4%
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1.4%
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+/-3.3%
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no
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Entered 1990 or later
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466,912
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59.8%
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451,945
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56.4%
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- 3.4%
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+/-4.8%
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no
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Entered before 1990
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314,283
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40.2%
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349,166
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43.6%
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3.4%
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+/-2.6%
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yes
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REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
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781,195
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100%
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801,111
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100%
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19,916
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+/-45,253
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no
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Europe
|
35,927
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4.6%
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49,794
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6.2%
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1.6%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Asia
|
175,569
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22.5%
|
182,093
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22.7%
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0.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Africa
|
29,549
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3.8%
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26,884
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3.4%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Oceania
|
2,016
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0.3%
|
2,370
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0.3%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Latin America
|
526,330
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67.4%
|
529,902
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66.1%
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- 1.3%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Northern America
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11,804
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1.5%
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10,068
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1.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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4,720,735
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100%
|
4,869,786
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100%
|
149,051
|
+/-4,856
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yes
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English only
|
3,569,440
|
75.6%
|
3,639,488
|
74.7%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
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Language other than English
|
1,151,295
|
24.4%
|
1,230,298
|
25.3%
|
0.9%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
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|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
545,983
|
11.6%
|
572,115
|
11.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
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|
Spanish
|
898,787
|
19.0%
|
938,528
|
19.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
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|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
446,746
|
9.5%
|
462,164
|
9.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
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|
Other Indo-European languages
|
92,354
|
2.0%
|
111,046
|
2.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
23,082
|
0.5%
|
32,126
|
0.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
|
129,322
|
2.7%
|
140,511
|
2.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
63,394
|
1.3%
|
67,294
|
1.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other languages
|
30,832
|
0.7%
|
40,213
|
0.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
12,761
|
0.3%
|
10,531
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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|
Total Population
|
5,139,843
|
100%
|
5,318,775
|
100%
|
178,932
|
*****
|
- -
|
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Arab
|
22,940
|
0.4%
|
26,334
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
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Czech
|
31,647
|
0.6%
|
41,864
|
0.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
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Danish
|
12,520
|
0.2%
|
15,163
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Dutch
|
67,324
|
1.3%
|
61,380
|
1.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
English
|
463,359
|
9.0%
|
525,232
|
9.9%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
French (except Basque)
|
149,654
|
2.9%
|
142,066
|
2.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
French Canadian
|
16,840
|
0.3%
|
19,113
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
German
|
550,782
|
10.7%
|
634,061
|
11.9%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Greek
|
8,321
|
0.2%
|
13,518
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Hungarian
|
10,791
|
0.2%
|
8,945
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Irish
|
483,482
|
9.4%
|
513,467
|
9.7%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Italian
|
112,846
|
2.2%
|
125,553
|
2.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Lithuanian
|
4,896
|
0.1%
|
4,422
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Norwegian
|
35,327
|
0.7%
|
42,773
|
0.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Polish
|
57,550
|
1.1%
|
64,263
|
1.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Portuguese
|
1,529
|
0.1%
|
5,948
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Russian
|
22,666
|
0.4%
|
17,171
|
0.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Scotch-Irish
|
119,029
|
2.3%
|
111,300
|
2.1%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Scottish
|
92,558
|
1.8%
|
107,989
|
2.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Slovak
|
6,481
|
0.1%
|
7,321
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Subsaharan African
|
39,319
|
0.8%
|
40,570
|
0.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Swedish
|
41,314
|
0.8%
|
45,643
|
0.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Swiss
|
8,793
|
0.2%
|
12,630
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Ukrainian
|
4,610
|
0.1%
|
5,462
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
United States or American
|
593,441
|
11.5%
|
442,587
|
8.3%
|
- 3.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Welsh
|
30,131
|
0.6%
|
28,171
|
0.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
|
14,431
|
0.3%
|
8,359
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|