Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
King 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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428,966
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415,573
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442,359
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Nursery school, preschool
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25,023
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20,461
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29,585
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Kindergarten
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18,777
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14,477
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23,077
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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172,829
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165,439
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180,219
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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85,916
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81,337
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90,495
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College or graduate school
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126,421
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115,906
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136,936
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,160,731
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1,157,584
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1,163,878
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Less than 9th grade
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30,854
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24,564
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37,144
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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62,382
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54,541
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70,223
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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239,292
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225,414
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253,170
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Some college, no degree
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267,170
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253,510
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280,830
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Associate degree
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88,774
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79,351
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98,197
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Bachelor's degree
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306,964
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289,378
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324,550
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Graduate or professional degree
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165,295
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154,166
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176,424
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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92.0
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91.2
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92.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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40.7
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39.2
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42.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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677,350
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675,401
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679,299
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Never married
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231,168
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221,537
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240,799
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Now married, except separated
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347,685
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335,561
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359,809
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Separated
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11,807
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8,137
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15,477
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Widowed
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16,959
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13,527
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20,391
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Divorced
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69,731
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61,554
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77,908
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Females 15 years and over
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696,539
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694,412
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698,666
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Never married
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195,141
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186,843
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203,439
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Now married, except separated
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344,823
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333,280
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356,366
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Separated
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8,731
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5,649
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11,813
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Widowed
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55,500
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50,370
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60,630
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Divorced
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92,344
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84,160
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100,528
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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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21,064
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15,961
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26,167
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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4,781
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2,547
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7,015
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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20
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10
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30
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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22.7
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13.6
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31.8
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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44
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34
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54
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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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21
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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71
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53
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89
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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28
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16
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40
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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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22,436
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18,080
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26,792
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Responsible for grandchildren
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8,377
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5,292
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11,463
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less than 1 year
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1,576
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367
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2,785
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1 or 2 years
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2,708
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1,136
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4,280
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3 or 4 years
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521
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0
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1,171
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5 or more years
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3,572
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1,615
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5,529
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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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74.0
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65.8
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82.3
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Percent who are married
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65.6
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49.8
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81.4
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Percent who are in labor force
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56.5
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41.5
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71.5
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Percent who are in poverty
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13.4
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0.0
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27.3
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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1,307,241
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1,304,126
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1,310,356
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Civilian veterans
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160,313
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151,750
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168,877
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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338,127
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333,992
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342,262
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With a disability
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21,049
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15,201
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26,897
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,083,581
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1,078,192
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1,088,970
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With a disability
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120,677
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109,845
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131,509
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Percent employed
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57.2
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52.4
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62.0
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No disability
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962,904
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952,011
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973,797
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Percent employed
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81.0
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79.8
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82.2
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Population 65 years and over
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169,402
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167,193
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171,611
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With a disability
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68,006
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62,442
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73,570
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,681,235
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1,677,250
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1,685,220
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Same house
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1,350,938
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1,320,694
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1,381,183
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Different house in the U.S.
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305,807
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279,359
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332,255
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Same county
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207,394
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183,030
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231,758
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Different county
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98,413
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83,588
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113,238
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Same state
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35,859
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27,330
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44,388
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Different state
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62,554
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50,908
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74,200
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Abroad
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24,490
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13,447
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35,533
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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1,699,415
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*****
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*****
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Native
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1,432,220
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1,414,648
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1,449,793
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Born in United States
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1,403,751
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1,384,448
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1,423,054
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State of residence
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726,446
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698,485
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754,407
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Different state
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677,305
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653,476
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701,134
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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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28,469
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22,364
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34,574
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Foreign born
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267,195
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249,623
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284,768
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Naturalized citizen
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112,764
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102,608
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122,920
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Not a citizen
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154,431
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134,050
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174,812
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Entered 1990 or later
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143,656
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122,937
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164,375
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Entered before 1990
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123,539
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111,646
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135,432
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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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267,195
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249,623
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284,768
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Europe
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59,763
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47,347
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72,179
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Asia
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139,941
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130,508
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149,374
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Africa
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12,213
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5,903
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18,523
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Oceania
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5,249
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1,631
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8,867
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Latin America
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35,087
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27,525
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42,649
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Northern America
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14,942
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11,650
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18,234
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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1,594,476
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1,592,598
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1,596,354
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English only
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1,286,257
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1,265,710
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1,306,804
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Language other than English
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308,219
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287,916
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328,522
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Speak English less than "very well"
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129,685
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113,413
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145,957
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Spanish
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63,388
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54,631
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72,145
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Speak English less than "very well"
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25,213
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19,103
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31,323
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Other Indo-European languages
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80,312
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64,061
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96,563
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Speak English less than "very well"
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28,771
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17,467
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40,075
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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146,490
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135,107
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157,873
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Speak English less than "very well"
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69,939
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60,155
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79,724
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Other languages
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18,029
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9,942
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26,116
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,762
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2,241
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9,283
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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1,699,415
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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2,680
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990
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4,370
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Czech
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7,616
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4,984
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10,248
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Danish
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21,771
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17,067
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26,475
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Dutch
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38,645
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30,783
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46,507
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English
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240,065
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224,690
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255,440
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French (except Basque)
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62,234
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54,268
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70,200
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French Canadian
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8,666
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6,029
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11,303
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German
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311,194
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290,444
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331,944
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Greek
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8,135
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3,705
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12,565
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Hungarian
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8,644
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2,866
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14,422
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Irish
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181,145
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166,976
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195,314
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Italian
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68,618
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57,672
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79,564
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Lithuanian
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4,050
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1,460
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6,641
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Norwegian
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103,084
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90,440
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115,728
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Polish
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35,106
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25,843
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44,369
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Portuguese
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6,667
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3,265
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10,069
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Russian
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30,669
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23,929
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37,409
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Scotch-Irish
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35,783
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29,209
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42,357
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Scottish
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57,459
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50,229
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64,689
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Slovak
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2,411
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819
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4,003
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Subsaharan African
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16,783
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10,396
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23,170
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Swedish
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79,277
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67,186
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91,368
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Swiss
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13,530
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9,364
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17,696
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Ukrainian
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19,785
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7,615
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31,955
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United States or American
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101,453
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82,749
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120,157
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Welsh
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14,438
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11,013
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17,863
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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0
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0
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480
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