Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Nebraska
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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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454,154
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447,171
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461,137
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Nursery school, preschool
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26,362
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23,026
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29,698
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Kindergarten
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22,822
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19,614
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26,030
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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206,716
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200,557
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212,875
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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106,104
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102,875
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109,333
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College or graduate school
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92,150
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86,017
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98,283
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,060,246
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1,056,431
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1,064,061
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Less than 9th grade
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42,541
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39,266
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45,816
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77,021
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70,947
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83,095
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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335,062
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326,701
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343,423
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Some college, no degree
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255,287
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245,877
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264,697
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Associate degree
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87,817
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80,331
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95,303
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Bachelor's degree
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185,398
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175,559
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195,237
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Graduate or professional degree
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77,120
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72,853
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81,387
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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88.7
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88.2
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89.2
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24.8
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23.8
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25.8
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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630,592
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626,625
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634,559
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Never married
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178,746
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173,030
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184,462
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Now married, except separated
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374,090
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366,663
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381,517
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Separated
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7,574
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5,226
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9,922
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Widowed
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15,833
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13,873
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17,793
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Divorced
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54,349
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49,119
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59,580
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Females 15 years and over
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661,953
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658,627
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665,279
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Never married
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150,079
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144,434
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155,724
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Now married, except separated
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365,109
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357,956
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372,262
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Separated
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8,706
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6,980
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10,432
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Widowed
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69,369
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65,727
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73,011
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Divorced
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68,690
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63,050
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74,330
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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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22,983
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20,201
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25,765
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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4,535
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3,565
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5,505
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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24
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19
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29
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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19.7
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15.7
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23.7
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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54
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47
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61
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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41
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26
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56
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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100
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87
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113
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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21
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13
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29
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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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16,707
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13,207
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20,207
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Responsible for grandchildren
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8,380
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5,704
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11,056
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less than 1 year
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1,689
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691
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2,687
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1 or 2 years
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2,317
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1,452
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3,182
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3 or 4 years
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2,664
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948
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4,380
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5 or more years
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1,710
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1,048
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2,372
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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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59.6
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54.7
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64.6
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Percent who are married
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70.8
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62.2
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79.4
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Percent who are in labor force
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66.3
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56.4
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76.2
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Percent who are in poverty
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20.1
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11.9
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28.4
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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1,210,431
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1,207,029
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1,213,833
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Civilian veterans
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160,315
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151,560
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169,070
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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396,566
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392,363
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400,769
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With a disability
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25,658
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22,012
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29,305
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Population 21 to 64 years
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931,084
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926,367
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935,801
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With a disability
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119,988
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114,017
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125,959
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Percent employed
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58.7
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56.7
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60.7
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No disability
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811,096
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804,463
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817,729
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Percent employed
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84.8
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84.0
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85.6
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Population 65 years and over
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214,897
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213,516
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216,278
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With a disability
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87,030
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83,591
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90,469
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,639,333
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1,637,147
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1,641,519
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Same house
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1,346,075
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1,331,563
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1,360,587
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Different house in the U.S.
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285,187
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270,321
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300,054
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Same county
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180,745
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167,722
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193,768
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Different county
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104,442
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96,382
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112,502
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Same state
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61,735
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52,525
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70,945
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Different state
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42,707
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35,924
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49,490
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Abroad
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8,071
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5,982
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10,160
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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1,660,445
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*****
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*****
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Native
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1,592,519
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1,586,879
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1,598,159
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Born in United States
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1,581,462
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1,575,210
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1,587,714
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State of residence
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1,128,339
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1,113,194
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1,143,484
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Different state
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453,123
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436,248
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469,998
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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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11,057
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8,711
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13,403
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Foreign born
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67,926
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62,286
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73,566
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Naturalized citizen
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21,421
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18,646
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24,196
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Not a citizen
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46,505
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40,951
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52,059
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Entered 1990 or later
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41,278
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36,678
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45,878
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Entered before 1990
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26,648
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23,307
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29,989
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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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67,926
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62,286
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73,566
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Europe
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8,894
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6,855
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10,933
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Asia
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18,802
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14,456
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23,148
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Africa
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4,174
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2,532
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5,816
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Oceania
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312
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0
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627
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Latin America
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34,679
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30,026
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39,332
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Northern America
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1,065
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537
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1,593
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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1,546,223
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1,544,403
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1,548,043
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English only
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1,436,921
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1,430,047
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1,443,795
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109,302
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103,146
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115,458
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Speak English less than "very well"
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49,390
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44,658
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54,122
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71,090
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66,660
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75,520
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Speak English less than "very well"
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38,392
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34,381
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42,403
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Other Indo-European languages
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22,680
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16,860
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28,500
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,755
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3,214
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6,296
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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10,436
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8,545
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12,327
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,855
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3,705
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6,005
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Other languages
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5,096
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3,317
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6,875
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,388
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664
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2,112
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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1,660,445
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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3,919
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2,835
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5,003
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Czech
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71,447
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65,684
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77,210
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Danish
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51,588
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45,531
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57,645
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Dutch
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37,357
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33,192
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41,522
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English
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189,987
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181,897
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198,077
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French (except Basque)
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52,130
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45,358
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58,902
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French Canadian
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7,219
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5,185
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9,253
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German
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730,071
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712,416
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747,726
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Greek
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3,967
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1,579
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6,355
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Hungarian
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6,120
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1,366
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10,874
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Irish
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239,161
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225,573
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252,749
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Italian
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39,077
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34,544
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43,610
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Lithuanian
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2,958
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1,829
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4,087
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Norwegian
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35,829
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30,618
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41,040
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Polish
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58,453
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51,721
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65,185
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Portuguese
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1,098
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171
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2,025
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Russian
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10,994
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8,874
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13,114
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Scotch-Irish
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32,114
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28,436
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35,792
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Scottish
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28,670
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23,222
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34,118
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Slovak
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117
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13
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221
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Subsaharan African
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5,496
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3,547
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7,445
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Swedish
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122,643
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96,891
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148,395
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Swiss
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7,390
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5,186
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9,594
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Ukrainian
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942
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538
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1,346
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United States or American
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62,664
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54,251
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71,077
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Welsh
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10,283
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7,902
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12,664
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,082
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0
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2,212
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