Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Mercer 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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84,960
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80,756
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89,164
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Nursery school, preschool
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6,755
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4,513
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8,997
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Kindergarten
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3,353
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1,863
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4,843
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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39,470
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36,271
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42,669
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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18,007
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14,516
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21,498
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College or graduate school
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17,375
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13,790
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20,960
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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222,981
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220,245
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225,717
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Less than 9th grade
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12,954
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8,996
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16,912
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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26,388
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19,283
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33,493
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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54,649
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47,275
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62,023
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Some college, no degree
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33,739
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28,776
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38,702
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Associate degree
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12,679
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9,841
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15,517
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Bachelor's degree
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47,105
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40,510
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53,700
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Graduate or professional degree
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35,467
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29,779
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41,155
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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82.4
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78.9
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85.9
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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37.0
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33.5
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40.5
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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123,034
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120,442
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125,626
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Never married
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35,896
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30,875
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40,917
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Now married, except separated
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72,582
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67,762
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77,402
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Separated
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1,799
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504
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3,094
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Widowed
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4,819
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2,903
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6,735
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Divorced
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7,938
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5,060
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10,816
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Females 15 years and over
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136,438
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134,867
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138,009
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Never married
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36,489
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32,542
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40,436
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Now married, except separated
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64,714
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58,564
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70,864
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Separated
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3,772
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2,089
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5,455
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Widowed
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17,010
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14,012
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20,008
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Divorced
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14,453
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10,247
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18,659
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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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4,543
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2,383
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6,703
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,774
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137
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3,411
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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43
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3
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83
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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39.0
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11.1
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66.9
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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53
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28
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78
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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35
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0
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93
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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124
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60
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188
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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5
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0
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13
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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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6,300
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3,878
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8,722
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Responsible for grandchildren
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2,343
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944
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3,742
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less than 1 year
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684
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0
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1,507
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1 or 2 years
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260
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0
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676
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3 or 4 years
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492
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0
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1,081
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5 or more years
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907
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23
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1,791
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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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57.1
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33.7
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80.5
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Percent who are married
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64.8
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33.5
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96.2
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Percent who are in labor force
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55.3
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25.4
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85.2
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Percent who are in poverty
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0.0
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0.0
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24.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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245,421
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244,832
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246,010
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Civilian veterans
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21,570
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18,206
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24,934
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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73,287
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70,187
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76,387
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With a disability
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3,209
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1,472
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4,946
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Population 21 to 64 years
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194,404
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191,259
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197,549
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With a disability
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20,131
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15,346
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24,916
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Percent employed
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58.9
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47.8
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70.0
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No disability
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174,273
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168,879
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179,667
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Percent employed
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80.4
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77.4
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83.4
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Population 65 years and over
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39,841
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38,696
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40,986
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With a disability
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13,100
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10,287
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15,913
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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326,851
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325,640
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328,062
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Same house
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288,757
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280,299
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297,215
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Different house in the U.S.
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37,215
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28,779
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45,651
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Same county
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17,436
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11,361
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23,511
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Different county
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19,779
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13,720
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25,838
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Same state
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11,862
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6,564
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17,160
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Different state
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7,917
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3,502
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12,332
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Abroad
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879
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95
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1,663
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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329,669
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*****
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*****
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Native
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278,754
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271,763
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285,745
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Born in United States
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273,346
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266,601
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280,091
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State of residence
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183,819
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173,005
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194,633
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Different state
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89,527
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80,025
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99,029
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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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5,408
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2,908
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7,908
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Foreign born
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50,915
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43,924
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57,906
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Naturalized citizen
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22,532
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16,972
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28,093
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Not a citizen
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28,383
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22,484
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34,282
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Entered 1990 or later
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20,969
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15,819
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26,119
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Entered before 1990
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29,946
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24,084
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35,808
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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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50,915
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43,924
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57,906
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Europe
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13,550
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9,552
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17,548
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Asia
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12,165
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10,178
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14,152
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Africa
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9,738
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4,773
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14,703
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Oceania
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272
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0
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719
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Latin America
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14,988
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9,977
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19,999
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Northern America
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202
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0
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553
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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307,888
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307,212
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308,565
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English only
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248,497
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241,996
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254,998
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Language other than English
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59,391
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52,958
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65,824
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Speak English less than "very well"
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27,256
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21,078
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33,434
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Spanish
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25,230
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20,932
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29,528
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Speak English less than "very well"
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14,199
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8,828
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19,570
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Other Indo-European languages
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20,999
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15,544
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26,454
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,467
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5,419
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11,515
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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11,173
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7,980
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14,366
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,733
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1,268
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6,198
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Other languages
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1,989
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583
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3,395
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Speak English less than "very well"
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857
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20
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1,694
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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329,669
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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940
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0
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2,445
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Czech
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1,953
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174
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3,732
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Danish
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1,231
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28
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2,434
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Dutch
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3,006
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1,137
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4,875
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English
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35,928
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29,148
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42,708
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French (except Basque)
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5,059
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2,832
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7,287
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French Canadian
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1,177
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156
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2,198
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German
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43,138
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35,878
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50,398
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Greek
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3,630
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855
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6,405
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Hungarian
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4,441
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2,527
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6,355
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Irish
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46,810
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39,043
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54,577
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Italian
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51,371
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43,324
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59,418
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Lithuanian
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1,312
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12
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2,612
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Norwegian
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1,207
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110
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2,304
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Polish
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25,342
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18,813
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31,871
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Portuguese
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0
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0
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543
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Russian
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5,167
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2,346
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7,989
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Scotch-Irish
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4,663
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2,318
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7,008
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Scottish
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5,392
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3,532
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7,252
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Slovak
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6,594
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2,556
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10,632
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Subsaharan African
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10,755
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4,028
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17,482
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Swedish
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984
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0
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2,301
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Swiss
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656
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19
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1,293
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Ukrainian
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6,338
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2,406
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10,270
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United States or American
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8,847
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4,123
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13,571
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Welsh
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1,882
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531
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3,233
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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5,119
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1,126
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9,112
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