Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Pierce 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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196,977
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188,813
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205,141
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Nursery school, preschool
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14,506
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10,724
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18,288
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Kindergarten
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9,802
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6,926
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12,678
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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86,894
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82,253
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91,535
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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43,630
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39,437
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47,823
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College or graduate school
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42,145
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35,401
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48,889
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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434,036
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429,655
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438,417
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Less than 9th grade
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10,665
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6,987
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14,343
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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46,558
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38,453
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54,663
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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116,016
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104,463
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127,569
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Some college, no degree
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114,852
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107,044
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122,660
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Associate degree
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41,116
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33,787
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48,445
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Bachelor's degree
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68,706
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61,268
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76,144
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Graduate or professional degree
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36,123
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29,147
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43,099
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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86.8
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84.8
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88.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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24.2
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21.7
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26.7
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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252,615
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250,072
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255,158
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Never married
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74,543
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67,638
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81,448
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Now married, except separated
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143,536
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134,956
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152,116
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Separated
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3,206
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1,739
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4,673
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Widowed
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6,569
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4,469
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8,669
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Divorced
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24,761
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19,791
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29,731
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Females 15 years and over
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269,932
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267,564
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272,300
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Never married
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64,663
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58,256
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71,070
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Now married, except separated
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144,120
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136,411
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151,829
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Separated
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4,245
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2,541
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5,949
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Widowed
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20,897
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17,114
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24,680
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Divorced
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36,007
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30,357
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41,657
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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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8,879
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6,029
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11,729
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,205
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685
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3,725
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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26
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8
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44
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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24.8
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10.9
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38.7
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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48
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33
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63
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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12
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0
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27
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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102
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64
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140
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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18
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3
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33
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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11,330
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7,731
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14,929
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,295
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1,605
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4,985
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less than 1 year
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1,091
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228
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1,954
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1 or 2 years
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1,041
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0
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2,308
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3 or 4 years
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780
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39
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1,521
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5 or more years
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383
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0
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835
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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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61.7
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43.7
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79.7
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Percent who are married
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62.7
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34.5
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90.9
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Percent who are in labor force
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50.0
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25.1
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74.9
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Percent who are in poverty
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27.3
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0.0
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55.5
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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479,403
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476,821
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481,985
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Civilian veterans
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94,077
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86,706
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101,448
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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168,228
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164,489
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171,967
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With a disability
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11,352
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7,902
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14,802
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Population 21 to 64 years
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382,513
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377,416
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387,610
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With a disability
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54,539
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47,363
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61,715
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Percent employed
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43.4
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37.3
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49.5
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No disability
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327,974
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319,069
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336,879
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Percent employed
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77.1
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75.3
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78.9
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Population 65 years and over
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70,542
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67,315
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73,769
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With a disability
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25,957
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22,413
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29,501
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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671,781
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669,271
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674,291
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Same house
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544,250
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526,117
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562,384
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Different house in the U.S.
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124,372
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106,725
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142,019
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Same county
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74,388
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61,054
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87,722
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Different county
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49,984
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37,893
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62,075
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Same state
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22,971
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15,099
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30,843
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Different state
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27,013
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17,037
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36,989
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Abroad
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3,159
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687
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5,631
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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679,310
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*****
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*****
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Native
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615,184
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603,599
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626,769
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Born in United States
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594,546
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583,107
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605,985
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State of residence
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327,243
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313,647
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340,839
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Different state
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267,303
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254,088
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280,518
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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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20,638
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15,860
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25,416
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Foreign born
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64,126
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52,541
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75,711
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Naturalized citizen
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34,358
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28,175
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40,541
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Not a citizen
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29,768
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19,625
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39,911
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Entered 1990 or later
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21,837
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12,100
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31,574
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Entered before 1990
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42,289
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34,394
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50,184
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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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64,126
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52,541
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75,711
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Europe
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17,876
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8,860
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26,892
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Asia
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25,589
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21,550
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29,628
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Africa
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0
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0
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480
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Oceania
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919
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0
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2,125
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Latin America
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14,805
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10,289
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19,321
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Northern America
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4,937
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1,870
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8,004
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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631,148
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630,678
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631,618
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English only
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556,935
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542,793
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571,077
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Language other than English
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74,213
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60,213
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88,213
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Speak English less than "very well"
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27,887
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18,218
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37,556
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Spanish
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18,753
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12,788
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24,718
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Speak English less than "very well"
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6,513
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2,391
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10,635
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Other Indo-European languages
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19,352
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9,866
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28,838
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Speak English less than "very well"
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7,600
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0
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15,200
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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34,706
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28,147
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41,265
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Speak English less than "very well"
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13,568
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8,968
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18,168
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Other languages
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1,402
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567
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2,237
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Speak English less than "very well"
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206
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0
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546
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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679,310
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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0
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0
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480
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Czech
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2,643
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1,110
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4,176
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Danish
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5,379
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3,199
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7,559
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Dutch
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13,135
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7,464
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18,806
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English
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83,246
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72,574
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93,918
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French (except Basque)
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24,204
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19,355
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29,053
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French Canadian
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5,499
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2,222
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8,776
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German
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133,421
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120,346
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146,496
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Greek
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3,295
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1,482
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5,108
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Hungarian
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3,438
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1,275
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5,601
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Irish
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84,890
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75,985
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93,795
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Italian
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23,661
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15,152
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32,170
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Lithuanian
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1,805
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239
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3,371
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Norwegian
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44,111
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34,922
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53,300
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Polish
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11,676
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6,596
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16,756
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Portuguese
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4,557
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1,161
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7,953
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Russian
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3,520
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0
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7,124
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Scotch-Irish
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15,946
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11,654
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20,238
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Scottish
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16,614
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11,593
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21,635
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Slovak
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1,070
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237
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1,903
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Subsaharan African
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809
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0
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1,660
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Swedish
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23,875
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18,547
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29,203
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Swiss
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6,639
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3,115
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10,163
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Ukrainian
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5,227
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0
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11,852
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United States or American
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21,284
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15,831
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26,737
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Welsh
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12,890
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6,770
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19,010
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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387
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0
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854
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