Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Bergen 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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223,439
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214,811
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232,067
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Nursery school, preschool
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25,821
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22,655
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28,987
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Kindergarten
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14,281
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10,400
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18,162
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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89,044
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83,959
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94,129
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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42,386
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37,776
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46,996
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College or graduate school
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51,907
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45,802
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58,012
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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614,357
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612,034
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616,680
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Less than 9th grade
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32,934
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26,610
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39,258
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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45,218
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37,310
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53,126
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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168,990
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157,506
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180,474
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Some college, no degree
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93,033
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84,844
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101,222
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Associate degree
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30,102
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24,307
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35,897
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Bachelor's degree
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155,518
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143,145
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167,891
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Graduate or professional degree
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88,562
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78,977
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98,147
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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87.3
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85.8
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88.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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39.7
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37.6
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41.8
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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333,073
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330,831
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335,315
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Never married
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97,695
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90,437
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104,953
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Now married, except separated
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200,381
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191,978
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208,784
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Separated
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3,480
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1,505
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5,455
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Widowed
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11,777
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8,873
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14,681
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Divorced
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19,740
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15,338
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24,142
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Females 15 years and over
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369,915
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368,291
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371,539
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Never married
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89,351
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83,149
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95,553
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Now married, except separated
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197,498
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189,751
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205,245
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Separated
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4,362
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2,105
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6,619
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Widowed
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43,774
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39,520
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48,028
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Divorced
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34,930
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30,320
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39,540
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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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7,843
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5,160
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10,526
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,544
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188
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2,900
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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16
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1
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31
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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19.7
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4.4
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35.0
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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36
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24
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48
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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30
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0
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66
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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52
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24
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80
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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25
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13
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37
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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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13,949
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10,177
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17,721
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,518
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1,500
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5,536
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less than 1 year
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678
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0
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1,746
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1 or 2 years
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2,412
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957
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3,867
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3 or 4 years
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0
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0
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543
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5 or more years
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428
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0
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969
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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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69.4
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53.7
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85.1
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Percent who are married
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68.6
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40.7
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96.5
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Percent who are in labor force
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57.4
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34.0
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80.8
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Percent who are in poverty
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6.6
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0.0
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17.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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670,040
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669,901
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670,179
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Civilian veterans
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66,818
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61,330
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72,306
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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170,994
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167,232
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174,756
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With a disability
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12,068
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7,999
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16,137
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Population 21 to 64 years
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517,362
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513,089
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521,636
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With a disability
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46,291
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39,130
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53,452
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Percent employed
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51.0
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43.1
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58.9
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No disability
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471,071
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463,460
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478,682
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Percent employed
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78.2
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75.9
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80.5
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Population 65 years and over
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129,255
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127,049
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131,461
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With a disability
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46,918
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41,070
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52,766
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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865,342
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862,370
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868,314
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Same house
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776,403
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761,449
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791,357
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Different house in the U.S.
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83,337
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68,980
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97,694
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Same county
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55,017
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42,482
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67,552
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Different county
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28,320
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22,316
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34,324
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Same state
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10,959
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7,423
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14,495
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Different state
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17,361
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12,865
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21,857
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Abroad
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5,602
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2,602
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8,602
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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872,769
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*****
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*****
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Native
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660,479
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643,393
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677,565
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Born in United States
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648,264
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631,292
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665,236
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State of residence
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377,644
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360,251
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395,037
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Different state
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270,620
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254,425
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286,815
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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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12,215
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8,602
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15,829
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Foreign born
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212,290
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195,204
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229,376
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Naturalized citizen
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111,751
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101,216
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122,286
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Not a citizen
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100,539
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84,900
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116,178
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Entered 1990 or later
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77,389
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62,465
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92,313
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Entered before 1990
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134,901
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123,151
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146,651
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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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212,290
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195,204
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229,376
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Europe
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54,960
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46,042
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63,878
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Asia
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87,596
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80,476
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94,716
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Africa
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4,051
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1,370
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6,732
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Oceania
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0
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0
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543
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Latin America
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62,925
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51,131
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74,719
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Northern America
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2,758
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1,134
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4,382
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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817,611
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817,467
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817,755
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English only
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563,288
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544,821
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581,755
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Language other than English
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254,323
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235,866
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272,780
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Speak English less than "very well"
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90,153
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78,134
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102,172
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Spanish
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77,241
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71,869
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82,613
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Speak English less than "very well"
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28,315
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22,187
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34,443
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Other Indo-European languages
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97,198
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80,314
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114,082
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Speak English less than "very well"
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30,790
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21,656
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39,924
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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64,570
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57,178
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71,962
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Speak English less than "very well"
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28,003
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21,525
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34,481
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Other languages
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15,314
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6,853
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23,775
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,045
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1,052
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5,038
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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872,769
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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12,494
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6,343
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18,645
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Czech
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1,941
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845
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3,037
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Danish
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2,426
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840
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4,012
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Dutch
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13,193
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9,342
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17,044
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English
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42,769
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35,816
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49,722
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French (except Basque)
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11,307
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7,873
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14,741
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French Canadian
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2,093
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1,004
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3,182
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German
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107,850
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94,985
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120,715
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Greek
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10,999
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6,628
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15,370
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Hungarian
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9,534
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5,097
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13,971
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Irish
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144,882
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132,571
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157,193
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Italian
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199,914
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184,623
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215,205
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Lithuanian
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2,823
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23
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5,623
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Norwegian
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5,546
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2,891
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8,201
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Polish
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56,855
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47,529
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66,181
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Portuguese
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908
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233
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1,583
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Russian
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50,553
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39,074
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62,032
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Scotch-Irish
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10,594
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6,233
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14,955
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Scottish
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13,068
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9,007
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17,129
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Slovak
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3,632
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1,330
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5,934
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Subsaharan African
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3,586
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926
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6,246
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Swedish
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6,258
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3,489
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9,027
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Swiss
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2,390
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695
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4,085
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Ukrainian
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5,998
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3,482
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8,514
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United States or American
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24,680
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18,446
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30,914
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Welsh
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4,218
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1,609
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6,827
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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12,100
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7,518
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16,682
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