Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Delaware
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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193,272
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189,210
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197,334
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Nursery school, preschool
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12,246
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10,296
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14,196
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Kindergarten
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9,685
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8,061
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11,309
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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90,060
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87,474
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92,646
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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40,798
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38,549
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43,047
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College or graduate school
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40,483
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36,950
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44,016
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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499,884
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498,381
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501,387
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Less than 9th grade
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22,114
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19,581
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24,647
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53,314
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49,093
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57,535
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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171,829
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165,935
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177,723
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Some college, no degree
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95,363
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89,908
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100,818
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Associate degree
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30,559
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28,023
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33,095
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Bachelor's degree
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81,258
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76,980
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85,536
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Graduate or professional degree
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45,447
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42,269
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48,625
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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84.9
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83.9
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85.9
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25.3
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24.3
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26.3
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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283,696
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282,539
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284,853
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Never married
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81,147
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77,814
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84,480
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Now married, except separated
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161,926
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157,946
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165,906
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Separated
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6,067
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4,712
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7,422
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Widowed
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7,624
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6,436
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8,812
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Divorced
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26,932
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23,995
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29,869
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Females 15 years and over
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312,581
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311,528
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313,634
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Never married
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78,420
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74,995
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81,845
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Now married, except separated
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157,618
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152,823
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162,413
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Separated
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7,688
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6,066
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9,310
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Widowed
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32,059
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30,117
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34,001
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Divorced
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36,796
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33,899
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39,693
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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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12,964
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10,773
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15,155
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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4,380
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2,963
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5,797
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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45
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30
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60
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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33.8
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25.9
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41.7
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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65
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53
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77
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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38
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15
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61
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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131
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105
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157
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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19
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12
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26
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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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20,435
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17,808
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23,062
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Responsible for grandchildren
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8,457
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6,634
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10,280
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less than 1 year
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1,668
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541
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2,795
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1 or 2 years
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1,735
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1,113
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2,357
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3 or 4 years
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1,492
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556
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2,428
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5 or more years
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3,562
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2,369
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4,755
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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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52.2
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46.3
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58.1
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Percent who are married
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83.2
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75.3
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91.1
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Percent who are in labor force
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58.4
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46.5
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70.3
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Percent who are in poverty
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5.0
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0.0
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10.1
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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560,062
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558,924
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561,201
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Civilian veterans
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78,869
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75,411
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82,327
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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169,057
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166,754
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171,360
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With a disability
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13,727
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11,986
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15,468
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Population 21 to 64 years
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437,061
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434,424
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439,698
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With a disability
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62,069
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58,305
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65,833
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Percent employed
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49.9
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46.3
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53.5
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No disability
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374,992
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370,618
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379,366
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Percent employed
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81.6
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80.4
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82.8
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Population 65 years and over
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96,437
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95,483
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97,391
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With a disability
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36,658
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34,574
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38,742
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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749,828
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748,129
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751,528
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Same house
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634,666
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625,984
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643,348
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Different house in the U.S.
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110,564
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102,618
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118,510
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Same county
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74,530
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66,775
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82,285
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Different county
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36,034
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31,223
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40,845
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Same state
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4,951
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3,029
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6,873
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Different state
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31,083
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26,496
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35,670
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Abroad
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4,598
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2,674
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6,522
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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759,017
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*****
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*****
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Native
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717,138
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712,774
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721,502
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Born in United States
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705,914
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702,170
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709,658
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State of residence
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379,676
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370,342
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389,010
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Different state
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326,238
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316,485
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335,991
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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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11,224
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7,701
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14,747
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Foreign born
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41,879
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37,515
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46,243
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Naturalized citizen
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19,684
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16,889
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22,479
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Not a citizen
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22,195
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18,278
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26,112
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Entered 1990 or later
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18,999
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14,971
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23,027
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Entered before 1990
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22,880
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20,007
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25,753
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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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41,879
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37,515
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46,243
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Europe
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12,534
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10,326
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14,742
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Asia
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11,743
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10,786
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12,700
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Africa
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1,404
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548
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2,260
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Oceania
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306
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0
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613
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Latin America
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14,641
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11,656
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17,626
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Northern America
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1,251
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578
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1,924
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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707,625
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706,944
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708,306
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English only
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643,978
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639,724
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648,232
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63,647
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59,514
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67,780
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Speak English less than "very well"
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21,006
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18,165
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23,847
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31,841
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29,467
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34,215
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Speak English less than "very well"
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13,020
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10,684
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15,356
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Other Indo-European languages
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21,571
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18,528
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24,614
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,564
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4,084
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7,044
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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8,404
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6,833
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9,975
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,302
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1,545
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3,059
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Other languages
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1,831
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1,004
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2,658
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Speak English less than "very well"
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120
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0
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265
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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759,017
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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1,479
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766
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2,192
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Czech
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2,708
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1,726
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3,690
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Danish
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1,918
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994
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2,842
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Dutch
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12,893
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10,136
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15,650
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English
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106,119
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98,765
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113,473
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French (except Basque)
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18,991
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15,879
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22,103
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French Canadian
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3,527
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2,476
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4,578
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German
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128,132
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119,885
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136,379
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Greek
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2,856
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1,899
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3,813
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Hungarian
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2,378
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1,624
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3,132
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Irish
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142,214
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133,651
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150,778
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Italian
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72,400
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66,670
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78,130
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Lithuanian
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2,580
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1,572
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3,588
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Norwegian
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4,125
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3,147
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5,103
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Polish
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42,107
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38,007
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46,207
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Portuguese
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903
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466
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1,340
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Russian
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7,099
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5,375
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8,823
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Scotch-Irish
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15,616
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12,968
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18,264
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Scottish
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14,227
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11,571
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16,884
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Slovak
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1,256
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659
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1,853
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Subsaharan African
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3,237
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1,780
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4,694
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Swedish
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8,018
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6,015
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10,021
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Swiss
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1,380
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619
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2,141
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Ukrainian
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4,866
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3,696
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6,036
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United States or American
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36,884
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32,444
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41,324
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Welsh
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7,082
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5,510
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8,654
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,729
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924
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2,534
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