Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Middlesex 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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182,225
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172,838
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191,612
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Nursery school, preschool
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11,395
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7,989
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14,801
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Kindergarten
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14,351
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10,490
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18,212
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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75,399
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69,297
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81,501
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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32,562
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28,544
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36,580
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College or graduate school
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48,518
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40,910
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56,126
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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489,562
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486,250
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492,874
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Less than 9th grade
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21,012
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16,801
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25,223
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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42,701
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35,349
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50,053
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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143,569
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133,125
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154,014
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Some college, no degree
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82,552
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74,743
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90,361
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Associate degree
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26,128
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21,949
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30,307
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Bachelor's degree
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108,803
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99,223
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118,383
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Graduate or professional degree
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64,797
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57,125
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72,470
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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87.0
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85.2
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88.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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35.5
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33.4
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37.6
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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280,637
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277,642
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283,632
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Never married
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86,514
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80,163
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92,865
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Now married, except separated
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165,954
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160,083
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171,825
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Separated
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1,745
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234
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3,256
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Widowed
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6,431
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4,494
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8,368
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Divorced
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19,993
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15,965
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24,021
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Females 15 years and over
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299,463
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295,181
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303,745
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Never married
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79,528
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72,230
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86,826
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Now married, except separated
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160,840
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153,725
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167,955
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Separated
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3,801
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1,339
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6,263
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Widowed
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30,782
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26,883
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34,681
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Divorced
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24,512
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20,435
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28,589
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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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11,317
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7,895
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14,739
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,052
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0
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2,219
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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12
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0
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25
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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9.3
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0.0
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18.9
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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57
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39
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75
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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8
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0
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23
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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105
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69
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141
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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29
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16
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42
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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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11,437
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7,409
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15,465
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,918
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933
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6,903
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less than 1 year
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1,204
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6
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2,402
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1 or 2 years
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1,521
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0
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3,993
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3 or 4 years
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197
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0
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524
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5 or more years
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996
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0
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2,201
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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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58.3
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43.0
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73.6
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Percent who are married
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79.1
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51.1
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100.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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29.2
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0.8
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57.6
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Percent who are in poverty
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38.8
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0.0
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84.0
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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552,711
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552,168
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553,254
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Civilian veterans
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56,452
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51,316
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61,588
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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151,731
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147,128
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156,335
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With a disability
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5,852
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3,496
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8,208
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Population 21 to 64 years
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438,310
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432,438
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444,182
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With a disability
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44,733
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38,032
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51,434
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Percent employed
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59.1
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52.5
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65.7
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No disability
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393,577
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385,433
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401,721
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Percent employed
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78.5
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76.4
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80.6
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Population 65 years and over
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90,026
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86,746
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93,306
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With a disability
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35,081
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31,062
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39,100
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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720,203
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718,149
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722,257
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Same house
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620,466
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606,462
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634,470
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Different house in the U.S.
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85,728
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73,143
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98,313
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Same county
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42,197
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32,919
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51,475
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Different county
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43,531
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32,103
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54,959
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Same state
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25,958
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14,698
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37,218
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Different state
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17,573
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11,080
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24,066
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Abroad
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14,009
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6,445
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21,573
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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729,342
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*****
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*****
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Native
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554,346
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537,270
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571,422
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Born in United States
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539,487
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524,995
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553,979
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State of residence
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364,462
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346,320
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382,604
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Different state
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175,025
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159,888
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190,162
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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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14,859
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10,043
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19,675
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Foreign born
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174,996
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157,920
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192,072
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Naturalized citizen
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78,550
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67,934
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89,166
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Not a citizen
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96,446
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81,116
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111,776
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Entered 1990 or later
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81,681
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67,366
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95,996
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Entered before 1990
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93,315
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81,531
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105,099
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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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174,996
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157,920
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192,072
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Europe
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30,970
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24,570
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37,370
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Asia
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78,272
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74,023
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82,521
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Africa
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13,614
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6,143
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21,085
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Oceania
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1,031
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0
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2,404
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Latin America
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49,742
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35,791
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63,693
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Northern America
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1,367
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0
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2,925
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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680,067
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*****
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*****
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English only
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450,628
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434,869
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466,387
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Language other than English
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229,439
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213,680
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245,198
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Speak English less than "very well"
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71,840
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59,087
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84,593
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Spanish
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82,325
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76,553
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88,097
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Speak English less than "very well"
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33,450
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23,740
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43,160
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Other Indo-European languages
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73,631
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59,608
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87,654
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Speak English less than "very well"
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17,515
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13,015
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22,015
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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52,354
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45,606
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59,103
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Speak English less than "very well"
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17,697
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12,203
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23,192
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Other languages
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21,129
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11,661
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30,597
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,178
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698
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5,658
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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729,342
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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9,496
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4,266
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14,727
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Czech
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3,464
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1,481
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5,447
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Danish
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4,073
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2,055
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6,091
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Dutch
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8,841
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5,135
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12,547
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English
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28,181
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22,048
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34,314
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French (except Basque)
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7,904
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4,885
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10,924
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French Canadian
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2,056
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426
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3,686
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German
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72,039
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64,345
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79,733
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Greek
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3,697
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1,318
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6,076
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Hungarian
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36,878
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27,882
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45,874
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Irish
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83,442
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73,083
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93,801
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Italian
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113,688
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100,391
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126,985
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Lithuanian
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5,879
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3,264
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8,494
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Norwegian
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2,476
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1,017
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3,935
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Polish
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69,294
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59,130
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79,458
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Portuguese
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9,901
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2,823
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16,980
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Russian
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23,580
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16,982
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30,178
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Scotch-Irish
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6,377
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3,749
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9,005
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Scottish
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7,279
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4,514
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10,044
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Slovak
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9,031
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4,929
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13,133
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Subsaharan African
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8,555
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2,673
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14,437
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Swedish
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1,616
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530
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2,702
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Swiss
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4,869
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0
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9,918
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Ukrainian
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7,824
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4,948
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10,700
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United States or American
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26,772
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17,459
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36,085
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Welsh
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1,563
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456
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2,670
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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6,556
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2,538
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10,574
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