Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
New Castle County
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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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127,893
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123,981
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131,805
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Nursery school, preschool
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8,006
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6,480
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9,532
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Kindergarten
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6,187
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4,846
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7,528
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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58,371
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56,576
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60,166
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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25,831
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24,146
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27,516
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College or graduate school
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29,498
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26,327
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32,669
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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314,840
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313,959
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315,721
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Less than 9th grade
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11,157
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9,533
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12,781
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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29,701
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26,573
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32,829
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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99,831
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94,911
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104,751
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Some college, no degree
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60,118
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56,069
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64,167
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Associate degree
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21,468
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19,382
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23,554
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Bachelor's degree
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59,708
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56,302
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63,114
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Graduate or professional degree
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32,857
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30,004
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35,710
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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87.0
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85.8
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88.2
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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29.4
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27.9
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30.9
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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179,952
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179,196
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180,708
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Never married
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55,726
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53,000
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58,452
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Now married, except separated
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98,186
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94,942
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101,430
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Separated
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4,063
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3,022
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5,104
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Widowed
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4,555
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3,591
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5,519
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Divorced
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17,422
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15,041
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19,803
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Females 15 years and over
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198,152
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197,683
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198,621
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Never married
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54,426
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51,542
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57,310
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Now married, except separated
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97,944
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94,299
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101,589
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Separated
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4,476
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3,184
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5,768
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Widowed
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18,500
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17,045
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19,955
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Divorced
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22,806
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20,598
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25,014
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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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8,380
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6,638
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10,122
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,930
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1,780
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4,080
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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44
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26
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62
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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35.0
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25.1
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44.9
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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64
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51
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77
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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50
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15
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85
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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124
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93
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155
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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17
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10
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24
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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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12,467
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10,175
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14,759
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Responsible for grandchildren
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4,431
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3,000
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5,862
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less than 1 year
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683
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0
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1,432
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1 or 2 years
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1,136
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587
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1,685
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3 or 4 years
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771
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291
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1,251
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5 or more years
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1,841
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884
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2,798
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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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56.7
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48.5
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65.0
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Percent who are married
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81.6
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69.9
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93.3
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Percent who are in labor force
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58.0
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41.7
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74.3
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Percent who are in poverty
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6.5
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0.0
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15.2
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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357,931
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357,576
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358,286
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Civilian veterans
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43,870
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41,299
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46,441
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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108,393
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106,403
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110,383
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With a disability
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9,976
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8,514
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11,438
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Population 21 to 64 years
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285,474
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283,238
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287,710
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With a disability
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40,249
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37,213
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43,285
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Percent employed
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54.7
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50.2
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59.2
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No disability
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245,225
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241,559
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248,891
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Percent employed
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82.8
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81.5
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84.1
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Population 65 years and over
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54,797
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54,310
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55,284
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With a disability
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20,815
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18,949
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22,681
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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477,217
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475,953
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478,481
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Same house
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395,443
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387,907
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402,979
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Different house in the U.S.
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78,120
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71,094
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85,146
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Same county
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55,057
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47,962
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62,152
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Different county
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23,063
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18,707
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27,419
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Same state
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1,314
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652
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1,976
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Different state
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21,749
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17,494
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26,004
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Abroad
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3,654
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1,826
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5,482
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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482,751
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*****
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*****
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Native
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449,684
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445,503
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453,865
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Born in United States
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442,013
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438,629
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445,397
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State of residence
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238,512
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230,978
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246,046
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Different state
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203,501
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195,423
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211,579
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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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7,671
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4,246
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11,096
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Foreign born
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33,067
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28,886
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37,248
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Naturalized citizen
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15,442
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12,898
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17,986
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Not a citizen
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17,625
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13,896
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21,354
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Entered 1990 or later
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15,363
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11,655
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19,071
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Entered before 1990
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17,704
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15,292
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20,116
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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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33,067
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28,886
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37,248
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Europe
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9,819
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7,724
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11,915
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Asia
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10,520
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9,636
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11,404
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Africa
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1,340
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495
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2,185
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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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10,016
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7,209
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12,823
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Northern America
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1,066
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451
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1,681
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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449,224
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448,970
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449,478
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English only
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400,419
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396,954
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403,884
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Language other than English
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48,805
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45,370
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52,240
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Speak English less than "very well"
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14,752
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12,153
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17,351
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Spanish
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22,721
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20,649
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24,793
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,808
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6,637
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10,979
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Other Indo-European languages
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17,435
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14,726
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20,144
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,090
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2,828
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5,352
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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6,947
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5,507
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8,387
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,798
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1,135
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2,461
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Other languages
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1,702
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902
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2,502
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Speak English less than "very well"
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56
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0
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150
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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482,751
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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1,359
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661
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2,057
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Czech
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2,373
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1,398
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3,348
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Danish
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1,342
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522
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2,162
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Dutch
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8,778
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6,183
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11,373
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English
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63,935
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58,662
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69,208
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French (except Basque)
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12,043
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9,969
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14,117
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French Canadian
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2,327
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1,453
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3,202
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German
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81,102
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74,525
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87,679
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Greek
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1,799
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1,061
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2,537
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Hungarian
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1,783
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1,171
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2,395
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Irish
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99,825
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93,195
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106,455
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Italian
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59,727
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54,170
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65,284
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Lithuanian
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2,231
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1,271
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3,191
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Norwegian
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2,804
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1,740
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3,868
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Polish
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33,705
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30,535
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36,875
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Portuguese
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736
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333
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1,139
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Russian
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5,543
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3,839
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7,247
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Scotch-Irish
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10,113
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8,052
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12,174
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Scottish
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9,703
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7,774
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11,632
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Slovak
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754
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289
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1,219
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Subsaharan African
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2,651
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1,275
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4,027
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Swedish
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4,944
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3,650
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6,238
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Swiss
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1,106
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387
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1,825
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Ukrainian
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4,078
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2,918
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5,238
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United States or American
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17,841
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14,973
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20,709
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Welsh
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5,311
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3,900
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6,722
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,318
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559
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2,077
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