Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Anchorage, AK MSA
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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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73,744
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71,358
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76,130
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Nursery school, preschool
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3,771
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2,989
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4,553
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Kindergarten
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4,032
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3,096
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4,968
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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34,066
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32,784
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35,348
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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15,689
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14,610
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16,768
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College or graduate school
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16,186
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14,462
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17,910
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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156,204
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155,130
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157,278
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Less than 9th grade
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5,375
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4,225
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6,525
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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8,375
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6,789
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9,961
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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39,105
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36,020
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42,191
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Some college, no degree
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44,561
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42,079
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47,043
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Associate degree
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13,118
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11,499
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14,737
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Bachelor's degree
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28,412
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26,335
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30,489
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Graduate or professional degree
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17,258
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15,559
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18,958
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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91.2
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90.0
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92.4
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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29.2
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27.6
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30.9
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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95,323
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94,236
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96,410
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Never married
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30,145
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27,979
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32,311
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Now married, except separated
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51,288
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48,929
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53,648
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Separated
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2,574
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1,751
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3,397
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Widowed
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594
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343
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845
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Divorced
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10,722
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9,034
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12,410
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Females 15 years and over
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95,355
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94,807
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95,903
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Never married
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23,533
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21,804
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25,262
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Now married, except separated
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50,617
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48,427
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52,807
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Separated
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1,648
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1,009
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2,287
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Widowed
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4,595
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3,808
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5,382
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Divorced
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14,962
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13,432
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16,492
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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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4,332
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3,321
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5,343
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,430
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831
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2,029
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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43
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25
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61
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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33.0
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23.9
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42.1
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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60
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47
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73
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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36
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13
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59
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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104
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74
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134
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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31
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18
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44
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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4,975
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3,571
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6,379
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Responsible for grandchildren
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2,484
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1,449
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3,519
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less than 1 year
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790
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224
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1,356
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1 or 2 years
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76
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0
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162
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3 or 4 years
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664
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0
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1,425
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5 or more years
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954
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414
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1,494
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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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63.4
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47.6
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79.2
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Percent who are married
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83.3
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69.8
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96.8
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Percent who are in labor force
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39.5
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15.2
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63.8
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Percent who are in poverty
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16.6
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0.0
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33.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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173,083
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171,854
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174,312
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Civilian veterans
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32,257
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30,232
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34,282
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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64,744
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63,708
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65,780
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With a disability
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4,476
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3,534
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5,418
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Population 21 to 64 years
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150,150
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148,528
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151,772
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With a disability
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22,094
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19,830
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24,358
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Percent employed
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57.6
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52.0
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63.2
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No disability
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128,056
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125,238
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130,874
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Percent employed
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82.0
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80.0
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84.0
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Population 65 years and over
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12,986
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12,562
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13,410
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With a disability
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5,452
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4,698
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6,206
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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249,119
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248,363
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249,875
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Same house
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190,670
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185,364
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195,976
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Different house in the U.S.
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56,606
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51,526
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61,686
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Same county
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37,008
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32,838
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41,178
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Different county
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19,598
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16,227
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22,969
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Same state
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6,624
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4,690
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8,558
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Different state
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12,974
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10,009
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15,939
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Abroad
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1,843
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1,021
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2,665
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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253,269
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*****
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*****
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Native
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233,184
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231,316
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235,052
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Born in United States
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226,435
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223,917
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228,953
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State of residence
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80,195
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75,969
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84,421
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Different state
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146,240
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142,145
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150,335
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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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6,749
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5,122
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8,376
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Foreign born
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20,085
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18,217
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21,953
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Naturalized citizen
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12,170
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10,513
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13,827
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Not a citizen
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7,915
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6,615
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9,215
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Entered 1990 or later
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7,065
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5,832
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8,298
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Entered before 1990
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13,020
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11,522
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14,518
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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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20,085
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18,217
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21,953
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Europe
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4,280
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3,229
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5,331
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Asia
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9,878
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8,796
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10,960
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Africa
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254
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48
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460
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Oceania
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105
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0
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234
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Latin America
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3,735
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2,643
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4,827
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Northern America
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1,833
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1,224
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2,442
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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233,396
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233,038
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233,754
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English only
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197,986
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194,752
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201,220
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Language other than English
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35,410
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32,214
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38,606
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Speak English less than "very well"
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14,696
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12,421
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16,971
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Spanish
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10,569
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8,967
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12,171
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,702
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2,811
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4,593
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Other Indo-European languages
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5,854
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4,552
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7,156
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,380
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794
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1,966
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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14,286
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12,600
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15,972
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,261
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6,707
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9,815
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Other languages
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4,701
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2,609
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6,793
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,353
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30
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2,676
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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253,269
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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465
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104
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826
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Czech
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1,554
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876
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2,232
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Danish
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1,682
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1,024
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2,340
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Dutch
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5,474
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4,182
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6,766
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English
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26,204
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23,541
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28,867
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French (except Basque)
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11,255
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9,306
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13,204
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French Canadian
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2,538
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1,744
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3,332
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German
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46,331
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42,949
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49,714
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Greek
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341
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67
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615
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Hungarian
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1,247
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577
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1,917
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Irish
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32,168
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29,244
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35,092
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Italian
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8,310
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6,239
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10,381
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Lithuanian
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334
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65
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603
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Norwegian
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9,480
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7,993
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10,967
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Polish
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8,322
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6,317
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10,327
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Portuguese
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509
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187
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831
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Russian
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1,586
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888
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2,284
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Scotch-Irish
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4,510
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3,502
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5,518
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Scottish
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6,994
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5,512
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8,476
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Slovak
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273
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14
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532
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Subsaharan African
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332
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65
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599
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Swedish
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4,918
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3,811
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6,025
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Swiss
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1,226
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652
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1,800
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Ukrainian
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375
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123
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627
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United States or American
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12,659
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10,222
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15,096
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Welsh
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2,809
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1,982
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3,636
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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363
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18
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708
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