Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Washington
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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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1,534,981
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1,499,306
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1,570,656
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Nursery school, preschool
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87,541
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79,596
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95,486
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Kindergarten
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80,340
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73,423
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87,257
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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684,112
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672,098
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696,126
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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332,588
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324,754
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340,422
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College or graduate school
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350,400
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316,794
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384,006
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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3,749,855
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3,738,683
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3,761,027
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Less than 9th grade
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129,059
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113,691
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144,427
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284,026
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259,274
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308,778
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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960,753
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920,415
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1,001,091
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Some college, no degree
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976,356
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952,702
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1,000,010
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Associate degree
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296,358
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279,134
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313,582
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Bachelor's degree
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721,828
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693,585
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750,071
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Graduate or professional degree
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381,475
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354,554
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408,396
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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89.0
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88.2
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89.8
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29.4
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28.2
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30.6
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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2,205,544
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2,199,182
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2,211,906
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Never married
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641,956
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624,313
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659,599
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Now married, except separated
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1,235,023
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1,212,745
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1,257,301
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Separated
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32,588
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27,485
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37,691
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Widowed
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58,270
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52,711
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63,829
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Divorced
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237,707
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220,044
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255,370
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Females 15 years and over
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2,297,644
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2,292,996
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2,302,292
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Never married
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545,449
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522,631
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568,267
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Now married, except separated
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1,223,004
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1,192,771
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1,253,237
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Separated
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45,080
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39,416
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50,744
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Widowed
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188,271
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178,508
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198,034
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Divorced
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295,840
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279,485
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312,195
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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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81,630
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72,331
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90,929
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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21,549
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17,342
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25,757
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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31
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24
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38
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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26.4
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22.1
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30.7
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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53
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46
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60
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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16
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9
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23
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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102
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90
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114
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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24
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19
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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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87,899
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77,895
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97,903
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Responsible for grandchildren
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35,434
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29,049
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41,820
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less than 1 year
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7,153
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4,901
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9,405
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1 or 2 years
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10,841
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6,082
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15,600
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3 or 4 years
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5,010
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2,626
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7,394
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5 or more years
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12,430
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9,950
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14,910
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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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60.4
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55.1
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65.7
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Percent who are married
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75.3
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67.5
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83.1
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Percent who are in labor force
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61.2
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53.0
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69.5
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Percent who are in poverty
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13.4
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8.1
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18.7
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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4,212,145
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4,195,594
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4,228,696
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Civilian veterans
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652,917
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630,861
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674,973
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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1,330,833
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1,317,178
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1,344,488
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With a disability
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94,308
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84,071
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104,545
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Population 21 to 64 years
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3,373,716
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3,356,203
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3,391,229
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With a disability
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464,247
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441,522
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486,972
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Percent employed
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50.2
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48.2
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52.2
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No disability
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2,909,469
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2,887,400
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2,931,538
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Percent employed
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78.9
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78.2
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79.6
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Population 65 years and over
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625,932
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619,873
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631,991
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With a disability
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262,995
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250,968
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275,022
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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5,688,843
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5,681,590
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5,696,096
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Same house
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4,539,196
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4,492,938
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4,585,454
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Different house in the U.S.
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1,099,055
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1,052,850
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1,145,260
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Same county
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688,863
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642,579
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735,147
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Different county
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410,192
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377,715
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442,669
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Same state
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194,021
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175,529
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212,513
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Different state
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216,171
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185,686
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246,656
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Abroad
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50,592
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39,083
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62,101
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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5,757,739
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*****
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*****
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Native
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5,178,287
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5,151,034
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5,205,540
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Born in United States
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5,081,563
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5,052,312
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5,110,814
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State of residence
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2,725,734
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2,631,100
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2,820,368
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Different state
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2,355,829
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2,267,772
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2,443,886
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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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96,724
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87,015
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106,433
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Foreign born
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579,452
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552,199
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606,705
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Naturalized citizen
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249,943
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230,663
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269,223
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Not a citizen
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329,509
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299,901
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359,117
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Entered 1990 or later
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272,446
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243,889
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301,003
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Entered before 1990
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307,006
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288,010
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326,002
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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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579,452
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552,199
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606,705
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Europe
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133,704
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114,643
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152,765
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Asia
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241,248
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228,259
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254,237
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Africa
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14,615
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8,211
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21,019
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Oceania
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9,073
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5,049
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13,097
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Latin America
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140,079
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125,907
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154,251
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Northern America
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40,733
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34,557
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46,909
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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5,368,838
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5,362,741
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5,374,935
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English only
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4,638,120
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4,601,992
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4,674,248
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730,718
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694,263
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767,173
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Speak English less than "very well"
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324,219
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290,653
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357,785
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271,264
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249,517
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293,011
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Speak English less than "very well"
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126,836
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105,464
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148,208
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Other Indo-European languages
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176,025
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152,945
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199,105
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Speak English less than "very well"
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67,167
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50,494
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83,840
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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255,736
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241,401
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270,071
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Speak English less than "very well"
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122,365
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110,211
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134,519
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Other languages
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27,693
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18,953
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36,433
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Speak English less than "very well"
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7,851
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3,964
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11,738
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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5,757,739
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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9,536
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5,335
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13,737
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Czech
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30,837
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22,749
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38,925
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Danish
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74,980
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63,674
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86,286
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Dutch
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146,056
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128,924
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163,188
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English
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805,548
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777,064
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834,032
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French (except Basque)
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240,744
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226,056
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255,432
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French Canadian
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47,138
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37,642
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56,634
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German
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1,224,179
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1,181,561
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1,266,797
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Greek
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20,312
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14,752
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25,873
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Hungarian
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21,661
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13,281
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30,041
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Irish
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714,295
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678,886
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749,704
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Italian
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202,573
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184,641
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220,505
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Lithuanian
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8,918
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5,507
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12,329
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Norwegian
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382,591
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357,506
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407,676
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Polish
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92,284
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80,760
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103,808
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Portuguese
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24,874
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18,310
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31,438
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Russian
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93,130
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76,995
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109,265
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Scotch-Irish
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149,543
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137,064
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162,022
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Scottish
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189,897
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176,040
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203,754
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Slovak
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6,734
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4,172
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9,296
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Subsaharan African
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23,061
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16,078
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30,044
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Swedish
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250,688
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229,928
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271,448
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Swiss
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42,226
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34,682
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49,770
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Ukrainian
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37,145
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20,878
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53,412
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United States or American
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305,647
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275,865
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335,430
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Welsh
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70,492
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61,838
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79,146
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,741
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556
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2,926
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