Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Charleston 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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79,178
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71,359
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86,997
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Nursery school, preschool
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4,778
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2,605
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6,951
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Kindergarten
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2,908
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1,375
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4,441
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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33,296
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29,791
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36,801
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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14,517
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12,088
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16,946
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College or graduate school
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23,679
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17,897
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29,461
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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191,386
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189,269
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193,503
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Less than 9th grade
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11,435
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8,061
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14,809
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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26,972
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20,146
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33,798
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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44,869
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38,635
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51,103
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Some college, no degree
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37,888
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30,744
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45,033
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Associate degree
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10,718
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7,867
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13,569
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Bachelor's degree
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37,031
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31,733
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42,329
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Graduate or professional degree
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22,473
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17,680
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27,266
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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79.9
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76.1
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83.7
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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31.1
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28.0
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34.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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113,628
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110,389
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116,867
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Never married
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41,912
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36,616
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47,209
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Now married, except separated
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59,841
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54,754
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64,928
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Separated
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2,872
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1,057
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4,687
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Widowed
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2,168
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1,155
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3,181
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Divorced
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6,835
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4,413
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9,257
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Females 15 years and over
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123,672
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121,380
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125,964
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Never married
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39,278
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34,338
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44,218
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Now married, except separated
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57,108
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51,099
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63,117
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Separated
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5,480
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2,630
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8,330
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Widowed
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10,549
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7,589
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13,509
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Divorced
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11,257
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8,152
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14,362
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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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2,428
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1,049
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3,807
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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400
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0
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1,090
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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9
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0
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26
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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16.5
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0.0
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42.2
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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30
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14
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47
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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0
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0
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2
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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71
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28
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114
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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4
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0
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11
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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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5,528
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3,109
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7,947
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,659
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1,697
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5,621
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less than 1 year
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518
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0
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1,341
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1 or 2 years
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609
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0
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1,368
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3 or 4 years
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1,328
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0
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2,976
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5 or more years
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1,204
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136
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2,272
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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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58.7
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46.5
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70.9
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Percent who are married
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68.7
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44.8
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92.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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42.4
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10.4
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74.4
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Percent who are in poverty
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9.2
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0.0
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25.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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223,443
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221,098
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225,788
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Civilian veterans
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40,341
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34,790
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45,892
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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66,534
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61,698
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71,370
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With a disability
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6,993
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2,871
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11,115
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Population 21 to 64 years
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175,457
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170,179
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180,735
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With a disability
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26,156
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19,658
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32,654
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Percent employed
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51.9
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37.7
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66.1
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No disability
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149,301
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141,228
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157,374
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Percent employed
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78.2
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74.9
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81.5
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Population 65 years and over
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34,494
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34,237
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34,751
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With a disability
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17,633
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15,472
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19,795
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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295,490
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293,718
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297,262
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Same house
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244,586
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231,820
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257,352
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Different house in the U.S.
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48,727
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36,154
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61,300
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Same county
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24,602
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16,512
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32,692
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Different county
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24,125
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14,365
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33,885
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Same state
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12,943
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4,863
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21,023
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Different state
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11,182
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6,550
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15,814
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Abroad
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2,177
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380
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3,974
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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298,571
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*****
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*****
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Native
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287,796
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284,857
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290,735
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Born in United States
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281,907
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277,775
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286,039
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State of residence
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156,790
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145,943
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167,637
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Different state
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125,117
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114,230
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136,004
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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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5,889
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3,043
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8,735
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Foreign born
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10,775
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7,836
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13,714
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Naturalized citizen
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2,850
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1,604
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4,096
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Not a citizen
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7,925
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5,214
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10,636
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Entered 1990 or later
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7,142
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4,509
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9,775
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Entered before 1990
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3,633
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2,057
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5,209
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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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N
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N
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N
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Europe
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N
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N
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N
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Asia
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N
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N
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N
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Africa
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N
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N
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N
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Oceania
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N
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N
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N
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Latin America
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N
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N
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N
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Northern America
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N
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N
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N
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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278,633
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277,613
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279,653
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English only
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263,544
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259,808
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267,280
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Language other than English
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15,089
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11,304
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18,874
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Speak English less than "very well"
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6,777
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4,322
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9,232
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Spanish
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7,852
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6,189
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9,515
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,595
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3,278
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7,912
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Other Indo-European languages
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4,078
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1,469
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6,687
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Speak English less than "very well"
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537
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0
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1,088
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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1,646
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715
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2,577
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Speak English less than "very well"
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645
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0
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1,356
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Other languages
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1,513
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0
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3,165
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Speak English less than "very well"
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0
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0
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563
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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298,571
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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554
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0
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1,435
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Czech
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567
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0
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1,229
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Danish
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826
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133
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1,519
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Dutch
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3,032
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1,347
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4,717
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English
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35,442
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28,911
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41,973
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French (except Basque)
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7,398
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4,355
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10,441
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French Canadian
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1,318
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184
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2,452
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German
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40,540
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33,148
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47,932
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Greek
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941
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129
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1,753
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Hungarian
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358
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0
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775
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Irish
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30,103
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24,213
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35,994
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Italian
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6,199
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2,955
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9,443
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Lithuanian
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560
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0
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1,227
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Norwegian
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2,664
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1,108
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4,220
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Polish
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3,358
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1,573
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5,143
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Portuguese
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525
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0
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1,428
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Russian
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474
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0
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1,273
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Scotch-Irish
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6,174
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3,793
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8,555
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Scottish
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5,745
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3,105
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8,385
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Slovak
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124
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0
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343
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Subsaharan African
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3,422
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533
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6,311
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Swedish
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2,395
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1,004
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3,786
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Swiss
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612
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43
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1,181
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Ukrainian
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209
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0
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551
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United States or American
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43,398
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33,105
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53,691
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Welsh
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2,564
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937
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4,191
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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191
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0
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602
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