Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Marion 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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209,506
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201,015
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217,997
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Nursery school, preschool
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18,370
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14,098
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22,642
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Kindergarten
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15,695
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11,601
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19,789
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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93,241
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87,057
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99,425
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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36,382
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31,622
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41,142
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College or graduate school
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45,818
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39,870
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51,766
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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539,899
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537,960
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541,838
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Less than 9th grade
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25,242
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20,033
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30,451
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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68,098
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59,076
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77,120
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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163,357
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155,226
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171,488
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Some college, no degree
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112,741
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102,346
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123,136
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Associate degree
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29,414
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24,080
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34,748
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Bachelor's degree
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90,676
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83,251
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98,101
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Graduate or professional degree
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50,371
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44,162
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56,580
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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82.7
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80.7
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84.7
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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26.1
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24.5
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27.8
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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309,525
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308,609
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310,441
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Never married
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116,559
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109,918
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123,200
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Now married, except separated
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153,912
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145,264
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162,560
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Separated
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4,333
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2,099
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6,567
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Widowed
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5,583
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3,765
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7,401
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Divorced
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29,138
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23,721
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34,555
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Females 15 years and over
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344,970
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343,917
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346,023
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Never married
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107,942
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100,329
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115,555
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Now married, except separated
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153,580
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144,896
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162,264
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Separated
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7,178
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4,337
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10,019
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Widowed
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28,739
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24,838
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32,640
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Divorced
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47,531
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41,129
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53,933
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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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16,504
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12,528
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20,481
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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8,030
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5,152
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10,908
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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62
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41
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83
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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48.7
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37.5
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59.9
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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71
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55
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88
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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86
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27
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145
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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110
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77
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143
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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29
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14
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44
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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20,688
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14,588
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26,788
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Responsible for grandchildren
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9,708
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6,406
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13,010
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less than 1 year
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2,263
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204
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4,322
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1 or 2 years
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1,459
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19
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2,899
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3 or 4 years
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2,429
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358
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4,500
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5 or more years
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3,557
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1,856
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5,258
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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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63.4
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50.4
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76.4
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Percent who are married
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66.5
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49.8
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83.2
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Percent who are in labor force
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64.6
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49.1
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80.1
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Percent who are in poverty
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17.7
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1.5
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33.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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620,621
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619,796
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621,446
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Civilian veterans
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78,138
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71,721
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84,555
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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191,610
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187,223
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195,997
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With a disability
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15,485
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11,611
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19,359
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Population 21 to 64 years
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496,706
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492,327
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501,085
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With a disability
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77,204
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69,857
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84,551
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Percent employed
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53.2
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46.4
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60.0
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No disability
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419,502
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411,245
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427,759
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Percent employed
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85.0
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83.2
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86.8
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Population 65 years and over
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89,380
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88,248
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90,512
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With a disability
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38,506
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34,143
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42,869
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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830,282
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826,994
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833,570
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Same house
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646,240
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626,549
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665,931
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Different house in the U.S.
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175,655
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157,856
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193,454
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Same county
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135,736
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119,083
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152,389
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Different county
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39,919
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30,984
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48,854
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Same state
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18,492
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12,225
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24,759
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Different state
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21,427
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14,845
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28,009
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Abroad
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8,387
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2,247
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14,527
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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841,758
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*****
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*****
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Native
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803,263
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795,257
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811,269
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Born in United States
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799,253
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791,270
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807,236
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State of residence
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579,720
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564,322
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595,118
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Different state
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219,533
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205,741
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233,325
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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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4,010
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1,806
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6,214
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Foreign born
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38,495
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30,489
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46,501
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Naturalized citizen
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16,648
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12,012
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21,285
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Not a citizen
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21,847
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14,600
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29,094
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Entered 1990 or later
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21,323
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13,434
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29,212
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Entered before 1990
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17,172
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13,379
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20,965
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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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38,495
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30,489
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46,501
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Europe
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10,380
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5,184
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15,576
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Asia
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11,253
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7,445
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15,061
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Africa
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1,712
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432
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2,992
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Oceania
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201
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0
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531
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Latin America
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13,709
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9,917
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17,501
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Northern America
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1,240
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316
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2,164
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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778,286
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777,446
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779,126
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English only
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723,503
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715,552
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731,454
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Language other than English
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54,783
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46,682
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62,885
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Speak English less than "very well"
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20,068
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15,620
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24,516
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Spanish
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26,494
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21,080
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31,908
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Speak English less than "very well"
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13,043
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8,873
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17,213
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Other Indo-European languages
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18,609
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12,585
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24,633
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,822
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1,192
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4,452
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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6,747
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3,025
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10,469
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,966
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1,362
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6,570
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Other languages
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2,933
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0
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6,246
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Speak English less than "very well"
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237
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0
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626
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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841,758
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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5,744
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1,348
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10,140
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Czech
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1,862
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116
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3,608
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Danish
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1,262
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326
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2,198
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Dutch
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13,774
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10,010
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17,538
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English
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76,201
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64,854
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87,548
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French (except Basque)
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15,083
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11,054
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19,112
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French Canadian
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2,182
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1,149
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3,215
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German
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174,610
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160,443
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188,777
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Greek
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2,823
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1,069
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4,577
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Hungarian
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3,272
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1,127
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5,417
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Irish
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104,689
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92,268
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117,110
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Italian
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23,300
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16,858
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29,742
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Lithuanian
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796
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44
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1,548
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Norwegian
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2,358
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1,079
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3,637
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Polish
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9,190
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6,118
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12,262
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Portuguese
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654
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0
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1,722
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Russian
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3,360
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0
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6,792
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Scotch-Irish
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11,558
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8,035
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15,081
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Scottish
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14,999
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10,765
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19,233
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Slovak
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1,950
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483
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3,417
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Subsaharan African
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7,887
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3,764
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12,010
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Swedish
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8,455
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5,323
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11,587
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Swiss
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2,580
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258
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4,902
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Ukrainian
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1,623
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301
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2,945
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United States or American
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73,058
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62,419
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83,697
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Welsh
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9,155
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5,992
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12,318
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,704
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323
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3,085
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