Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Wake 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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161,562
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154,657
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168,467
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Nursery school, preschool
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9,364
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6,826
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11,902
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Kindergarten
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9,699
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7,107
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12,291
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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75,038
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70,934
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79,142
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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27,998
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24,924
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31,072
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College or graduate school
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39,463
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32,982
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45,944
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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392,244
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388,363
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396,125
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Less than 9th grade
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10,948
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7,645
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14,251
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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23,977
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18,299
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29,655
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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83,275
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74,598
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91,952
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Some college, no degree
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76,319
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68,057
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84,581
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Associate degree
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23,174
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18,443
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27,905
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Bachelor's degree
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122,510
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113,254
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131,767
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Graduate or professional degree
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52,041
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46,515
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57,567
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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91.1
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89.5
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92.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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44.5
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41.9
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47.1
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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231,809
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230,829
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232,789
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Never married
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76,793
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70,363
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83,223
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Now married, except separated
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132,391
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125,552
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139,230
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Separated
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4,426
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2,451
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6,401
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Widowed
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2,306
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839
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3,773
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Divorced
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15,893
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12,106
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19,680
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Females 15 years and over
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241,705
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241,119
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242,291
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Never married
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71,201
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65,956
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76,446
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Now married, except separated
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130,418
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123,567
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137,269
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Separated
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3,565
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1,758
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5,372
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Widowed
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15,696
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12,497
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18,895
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Divorced
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20,825
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17,127
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24,523
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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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9,682
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7,235
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12,129
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,539
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171
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2,907
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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19
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1
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37
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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15.9
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2.9
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28.9
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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55
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42
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68
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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55
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0
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116
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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85
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59
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111
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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27
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11
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44
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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6,577
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3,780
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9,374
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,074
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913
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5,236
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less than 1 year
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2,234
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249
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4,219
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1 or 2 years
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197
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0
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542
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3 or 4 years
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0
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0
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563
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5 or more years
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643
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3
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1,283
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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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77.1
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55.3
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98.9
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Percent who are married
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34.4
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5.2
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63.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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83.1
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62.0
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100.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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34.2
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0.0
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76.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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450,521
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449,800
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451,242
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Civilian veterans
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44,618
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39,620
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49,616
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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135,050
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130,615
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139,485
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With a disability
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10,569
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7,218
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13,920
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Population 21 to 64 years
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384,507
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379,805
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389,210
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With a disability
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38,776
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32,810
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44,742
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Percent employed
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60.4
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52.8
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68.0
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No disability
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345,731
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339,020
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352,442
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Percent employed
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83.2
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81.6
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84.9
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Population 65 years and over
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43,695
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42,139
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45,251
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With a disability
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16,831
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13,889
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19,773
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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598,921
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596,067
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601,776
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Same house
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474,380
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459,037
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489,723
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Different house in the U.S.
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121,860
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106,565
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137,156
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Same county
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72,772
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59,902
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85,642
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Different county
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49,088
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37,718
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60,458
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Same state
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24,194
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16,508
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31,880
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Different state
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24,894
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16,816
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32,972
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Abroad
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2,681
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1,173
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4,189
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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608,654
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*****
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*****
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Native
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548,248
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541,531
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554,965
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Born in United States
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543,990
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537,146
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550,834
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State of residence
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288,596
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276,421
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300,771
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Different state
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255,394
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242,298
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268,490
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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4,258
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2,565
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5,951
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Foreign born
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60,406
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53,689
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67,123
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Naturalized citizen
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21,093
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13,190
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28,997
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Not a citizen
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39,313
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32,310
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46,316
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Entered 1990 or later
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37,471
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30,003
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44,939
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Entered before 1990
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22,935
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18,127
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27,743
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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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60,406
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53,689
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67,123
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Europe
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4,428
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2,438
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6,418
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Asia
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17,094
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14,157
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20,031
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Africa
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7,147
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2,118
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12,176
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Oceania
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177
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0
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486
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Latin America
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27,469
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24,187
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30,751
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Northern America
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4,091
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1,588
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6,594
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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564,198
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563,394
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565,002
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English only
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493,869
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487,988
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499,750
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Language other than English
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70,329
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64,373
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76,286
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Speak English less than "very well"
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28,280
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23,023
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33,537
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Spanish
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35,446
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32,021
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38,871
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Speak English less than "very well"
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20,696
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17,023
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24,369
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Other Indo-European languages
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14,139
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9,407
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18,871
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,686
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706
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4,666
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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14,675
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11,294
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18,056
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,549
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2,214
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6,884
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Other languages
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6,069
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1,871
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10,267
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Speak English less than "very well"
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349
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0
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920
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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608,654
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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6,175
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1,015
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11,335
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Czech
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1,707
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329
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3,085
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Danish
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2,088
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304
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3,872
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Dutch
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8,772
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5,490
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12,054
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English
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89,918
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77,642
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102,194
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French (except Basque)
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16,131
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11,754
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20,508
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French Canadian
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4,430
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2,356
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6,504
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German
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84,043
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74,037
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94,049
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Greek
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1,539
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429
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2,649
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Hungarian
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1,011
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0
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2,163
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Irish
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65,333
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57,992
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72,674
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Italian
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29,017
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21,656
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36,378
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Lithuanian
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207
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0
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547
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Norwegian
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4,675
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2,619
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6,731
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Polish
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14,029
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9,582
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18,476
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Portuguese
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1,498
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0
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3,016
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Russian
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4,456
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1,349
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7,563
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Scotch-Irish
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26,068
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21,222
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30,914
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Scottish
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24,422
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19,352
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29,492
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Slovak
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607
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110
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1,104
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Subsaharan African
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4,843
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858
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8,828
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Swedish
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5,902
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3,277
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8,527
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Swiss
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1,140
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0
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2,653
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Ukrainian
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1,299
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350
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2,248
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United States or American
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44,958
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36,365
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53,551
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Welsh
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5,283
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2,549
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8,017
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,017
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0
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2,263
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