2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA 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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4,785,489
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100%
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5,015,610
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100%
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230,121
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+/-58,334
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yes
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Nursery school, preschool
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239,660
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5.0%
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243,168
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4.8%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Kindergarten
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290,798
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6.1%
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271,206
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5.4%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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2,097,863
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43.8%
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2,298,052
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45.8%
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2.0%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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1,015,765
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21.2%
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1,047,224
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20.9%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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College or graduate school
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1,141,403
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23.9%
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1,155,960
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23.0%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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9,860,999
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100%
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9,959,209
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100%
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98,210
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+/-9,290
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yes
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Less than 9th grade
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1,272,895
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12.9%
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1,217,920
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12.2%
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- 0.7%
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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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1,307,790
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13.3%
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1,314,815
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13.2%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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1,992,826
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20.2%
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2,012,976
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20.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Some college, no degree
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2,106,348
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21.4%
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2,161,781
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21.7%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Associate degree
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707,958
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7.2%
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664,602
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6.7%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.3%
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yes
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Bachelor's degree
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1,611,123
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16.3%
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1,696,352
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17.0%
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0.7%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Graduate or professional degree
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862,059
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8.7%
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890,763
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8.9%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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73.8
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(NA)
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74.6
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(NA)
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0.8
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+/-0.7
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yes
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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25.1
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(NA)
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26.0
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(NA)
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0.9
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+/-0.7
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yes
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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5,924,112
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100%
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5,983,683
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100%
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59,571
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+/-7,437
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yes
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Never married
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2,094,618
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35.4%
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2,096,198
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35.0%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Now married, except separated
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3,117,158
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52.6%
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3,221,017
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53.8%
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1.2%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Separated
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128,053
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2.2%
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111,063
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1.9%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.2%
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yes
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Widowed
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127,655
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2.2%
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118,532
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2.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Divorced
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456,628
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7.7%
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436,873
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7.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Females 15 years and over
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6,198,453
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100%
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6,270,109
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100%
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71,656
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+/-7,130
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yes
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Never married
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1,745,004
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28.2%
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1,775,511
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28.3%
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0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Now married, except separated
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3,058,480
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49.3%
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3,122,586
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49.8%
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0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Separated
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215,100
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3.5%
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205,977
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3.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Widowed
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535,083
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8.6%
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513,326
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8.2%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Divorced
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644,786
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10.4%
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652,709
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10.4%
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0.0%
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+/-0.5%
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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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299,071
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100%
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276,092
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100%
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-22,979
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+/-27,506
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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87,358
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29.2%
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70,231
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25.4%
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- 3.8%
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+/-4.8%
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no
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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43
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(NA)
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34
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(NA)
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-9
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+/-7
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yes
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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29.2
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(NA)
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25.4
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(NA)
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-3.8
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+/-4.3
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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69
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(NA)
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64
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(NA)
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-5
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+/-7
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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48
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(NA)
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42
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(NA)
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-6
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+/-18
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no
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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119
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(NA)
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104
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(NA)
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-15
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+/-13
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yes
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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30
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(NA)
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33
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(NA)
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3
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+/-7
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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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451,427
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100%
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437,763
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100%
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-13,664
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+/-39,427
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no
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Responsible for grandchildren
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140,909
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31.2%
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131,870
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30.1%
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- 1.1%
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+/-3.6%
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no
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less than 1 year
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30,183
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21.4%
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30,581
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23.2%
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1.8%
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+/-6.3%
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no
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1 or 2 years
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38,816
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27.5%
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32,914
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25.0%
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- 2.5%
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+/-6.9%
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no
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3 or 4 years
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21,954
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15.6%
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24,966
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18.9%
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3.3%
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+/-5.0%
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no
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5 or more years
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49,956
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35.5%
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43,409
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32.9%
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- 2.6%
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+/-7.9%
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no
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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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64.4
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(NA)
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58.2
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(NA)
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-6.2
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+/-4.5
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yes
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Percent who are married
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68.3
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(NA)
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73.9
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(NA)
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5.6
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+/-6.8
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no
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Percent who are in labor force
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54.4
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(NA)
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57.5
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(NA)
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3.1
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+/-6.4
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no
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Percent who are in poverty
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19.7
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(NA)
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15.3
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(NA)
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-4.4
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+/-6.4
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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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11,393,315
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100%
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11,513,061
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100%
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119,746
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+/-8,055
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yes
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Civilian veterans
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1,005,479
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8.8%
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962,418
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8.4%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.3%
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yes
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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4,033,037
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100%
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4,204,457
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100%
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171,420
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+/-22,559
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yes
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With a disability
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202,758
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5.0%
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186,898
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4.4%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Population 21 to 64 years
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9,187,722
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100%
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9,264,840
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100%
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77,118
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+/-22,437
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yes
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With a disability
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1,126,849
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12.3%
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1,021,093
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11.0%
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- 1.3%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Percent employed
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46.5
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(NA)
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46.6
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(NA)
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0.1
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+/-2.1
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no
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No disability
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8,060,873
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87.7%
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8,243,747
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89.0%
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1.3%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Percent employed
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74.8
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(NA)
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75.2
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(NA)
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0.4
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+/-0.8
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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1,549,281
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100%
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1,584,294
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100%
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35,013
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+/-4,592
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yes
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With a disability
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648,717
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41.9%
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672,289
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42.4%
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0.5%
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+/-1.7%
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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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15,830,403
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100%
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16,157,382
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100%
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326,979
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+/-24,466
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yes
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Same house
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13,365,510
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84.4%
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13,785,697
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85.3%
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0.9%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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Different house in the U.S.
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2,284,322
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14.4%
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2,215,251
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13.7%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Same county
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1,700,262
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10.7%
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1,667,021
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10.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Different county
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584,060
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3.7%
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548,230
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3.4%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Same state
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368,158
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2.3%
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359,794
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2.2%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Different state
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215,902
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1.4%
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188,436
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1.2%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Abroad
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180,571
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1.1%
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156,434
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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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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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16,063,431
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100%
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16,390,545
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100%
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327,114
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*****
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- -
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Native
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11,106,840
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69.1%
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11,392,936
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69.5%
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0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Born in United States
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10,953,112
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68.2%
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11,261,002
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68.7%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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State of residence
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7,727,901
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48.1%
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8,095,985
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49.4%
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1.3%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Different state
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3,225,211
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20.1%
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3,165,017
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19.3%
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- 0.8%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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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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153,728
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1.0%
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131,934
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0.8%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Foreign born
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4,956,591
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30.9%
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4,997,609
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30.5%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Naturalized citizen
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1,918,997
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38.7%
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1,934,316
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38.7%
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0.0%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Not a citizen
|
3,037,594
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61.3%
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3,063,293
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61.3%
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0.0%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Entered 1990 or later
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1,852,302
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37.4%
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1,860,198
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37.2%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Entered before 1990
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3,104,289
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62.6%
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3,137,411
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62.8%
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0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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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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4,956,591
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100%
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4,997,609
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100%
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41,018
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+/-105,169
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no
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Europe
|
283,203
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5.7%
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291,548
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5.8%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Asia
|
1,465,934
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29.6%
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1,457,644
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29.2%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Africa
|
61,447
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1.2%
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63,323
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1.3%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Oceania
|
28,222
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0.6%
|
29,220
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0.6%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Latin America
|
3,054,013
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61.6%
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3,084,914
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61.7%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
|
no
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Northern America
|
63,772
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1.3%
|
70,960
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1.4%
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0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
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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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14,790,808
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100%
|
15,070,033
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100%
|
279,225
|
+/-3,425
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yes
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English only
|
7,795,613
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52.7%
|
7,910,251
|
52.5%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
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Language other than English
|
6,995,195
|
47.3%
|
7,159,782
|
47.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
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Speak English less than "very well"
|
3,553,371
|
24.0%
|
3,493,869
|
23.2%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Spanish
|
4,951,511
|
33.5%
|
5,166,034
|
34.3%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
2,617,241
|
17.7%
|
2,613,121
|
17.3%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Other Indo-European languages
|
624,310
|
4.2%
|
622,401
|
4.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
216,937
|
1.5%
|
218,959
|
1.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
|
1,294,088
|
8.7%
|
1,248,524
|
8.3%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
683,373
|
4.6%
|
621,440
|
4.1%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Other languages
|
125,286
|
0.8%
|
122,823
|
0.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
35,820
|
0.2%
|
40,349
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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|
Total Population
|
16,063,431
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100%
|
16,390,545
|
100%
|
327,114
|
*****
|
- -
|
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Arab
|
104,138
|
0.6%
|
124,334
|
0.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Czech
|
37,053
|
0.2%
|
40,447
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Danish
|
83,153
|
0.5%
|
69,216
|
0.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Dutch
|
178,002
|
1.1%
|
192,170
|
1.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
English
|
1,056,200
|
6.6%
|
1,123,633
|
6.9%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
French (except Basque)
|
348,892
|
2.2%
|
342,030
|
2.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
French Canadian
|
61,882
|
0.4%
|
60,749
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
German
|
1,421,875
|
8.9%
|
1,416,774
|
8.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Greek
|
47,215
|
0.3%
|
53,157
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Hungarian
|
64,240
|
0.4%
|
70,098
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Irish
|
1,086,849
|
6.8%
|
1,079,548
|
6.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Italian
|
587,100
|
3.7%
|
595,487
|
3.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Lithuanian
|
29,903
|
0.2%
|
25,985
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Norwegian
|
184,447
|
1.1%
|
146,083
|
0.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Polish
|
250,936
|
1.6%
|
246,899
|
1.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Portuguese
|
40,331
|
0.3%
|
42,726
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Russian
|
207,086
|
1.3%
|
209,343
|
1.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Scotch-Irish
|
185,221
|
1.2%
|
178,311
|
1.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Scottish
|
223,732
|
1.4%
|
228,122
|
1.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Slovak
|
10,963
|
0.1%
|
11,524
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Subsaharan African
|
72,503
|
0.5%
|
59,808
|
0.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Swedish
|
171,554
|
1.1%
|
180,336
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Swiss
|
37,806
|
0.2%
|
27,044
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Ukrainian
|
36,420
|
0.2%
|
37,525
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
United States or American
|
586,903
|
3.7%
|
711,300
|
4.3%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Welsh
|
71,373
|
0.4%
|
69,509
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
|
37,282
|
0.2%
|
36,491
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|