Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC 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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117,197
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110,594
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123,800
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Nursery school, preschool
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6,639
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4,248
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9,030
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Kindergarten
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7,789
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4,981
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10,597
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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60,422
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56,510
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64,334
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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22,141
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18,524
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25,758
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College or graduate school
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20,206
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15,989
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24,423
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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293,583
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290,326
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296,840
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Less than 9th grade
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25,646
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21,120
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30,172
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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36,642
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30,187
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43,097
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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99,081
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90,970
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107,192
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Some college, no degree
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56,467
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49,620
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63,315
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Associate degree
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21,420
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16,683
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26,157
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Bachelor's degree
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39,011
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31,914
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46,108
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Graduate or professional degree
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15,316
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12,537
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18,095
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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78.8
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76.2
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81.4
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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18.5
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15.7
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21.3
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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167,933
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164,230
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171,636
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Never married
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40,983
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36,345
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45,621
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Now married, except separated
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98,812
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92,780
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104,844
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Separated
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4,117
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1,960
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6,274
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Widowed
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4,848
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2,399
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7,297
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Divorced
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19,173
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14,446
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23,900
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Females 15 years and over
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185,384
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182,137
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188,631
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Never married
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44,460
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39,150
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49,770
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Now married, except separated
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92,497
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86,255
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98,739
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Separated
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3,846
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2,036
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5,656
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Widowed
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19,558
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15,865
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23,251
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Divorced
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25,023
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20,022
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30,024
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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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7,637
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5,038
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10,236
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,859
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1,156
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4,562
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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46
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20
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72
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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37.4
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21.7
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53.1
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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61
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40
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82
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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0
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0
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2
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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133
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87
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179
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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21
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1
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41
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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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14,884
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9,729
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20,039
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Responsible for grandchildren
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7,956
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3,945
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11,967
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less than 1 year
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1,575
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168
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2,982
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1 or 2 years
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2,714
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0
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5,507
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3 or 4 years
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2,559
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0
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5,133
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5 or more years
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1,108
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0
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2,250
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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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52.3
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43.4
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61.2
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Percent who are married
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92.6
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84.7
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100.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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66.7
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49.7
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83.7
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Percent who are in poverty
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21.9
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0.0
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48.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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326,693
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323,860
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329,526
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Civilian veterans
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56,314
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50,641
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61,987
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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112,297
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108,319
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116,275
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With a disability
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7,504
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4,945
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10,063
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Population 21 to 64 years
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263,045
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257,826
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268,264
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With a disability
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38,748
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32,503
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44,993
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Percent employed
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33.3
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25.7
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40.9
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No disability
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224,297
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217,311
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231,283
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Percent employed
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74.4
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71.4
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77.4
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Population 65 years and over
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46,388
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43,811
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48,965
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With a disability
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20,882
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17,346
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24,418
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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454,718
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452,789
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456,647
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Same house
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373,346
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360,225
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386,467
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Different house in the U.S.
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79,150
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66,567
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91,733
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Same county
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44,752
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33,220
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56,284
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Different county
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34,398
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26,150
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42,646
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Same state
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16,410
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10,785
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22,035
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Different state
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17,988
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12,142
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23,834
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Abroad
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2,222
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0
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4,525
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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460,841
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*****
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*****
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Native
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446,409
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443,091
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449,727
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Born in United States
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438,185
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434,091
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442,279
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State of residence
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247,747
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231,150
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264,344
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Different state
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190,438
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174,108
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206,768
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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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8,224
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6,251
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10,197
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Foreign born
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14,432
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11,114
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17,750
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Naturalized citizen
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6,521
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3,997
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9,046
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Not a citizen
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7,911
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5,228
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10,594
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Entered 1990 or later
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5,430
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2,574
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8,286
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Entered before 1990
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9,002
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5,750
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12,254
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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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14,432
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11,114
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17,750
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Europe
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3,421
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1,949
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4,893
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Asia
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6,814
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4,756
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8,872
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Africa
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0
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0
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464
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Oceania
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0
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0
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464
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Latin America
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4,009
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1,826
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6,192
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Northern America
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188
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0
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511
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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428,048
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426,344
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429,752
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English only
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406,173
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402,304
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410,042
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Language other than English
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21,875
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18,026
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25,724
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,501
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2,679
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6,323
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Spanish
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10,576
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8,167
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12,985
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,071
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644
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3,498
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Other Indo-European languages
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4,460
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2,764
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6,156
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Speak English less than "very well"
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769
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0
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1,543
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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6,376
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3,597
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9,155
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,661
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569
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2,753
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Other languages
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463
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0
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1,036
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Speak English less than "very well"
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0
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0
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464
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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460,841
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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255
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0
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676
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Czech
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1,352
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45
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2,659
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Danish
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427
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0
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963
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Dutch
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9,620
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5,122
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14,118
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English
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62,177
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49,632
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74,722
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French (except Basque)
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8,585
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4,432
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12,738
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French Canadian
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2,979
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893
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5,065
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German
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30,787
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25,180
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36,394
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Greek
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1,089
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132
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2,046
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Hungarian
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2,632
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0
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6,085
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Irish
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52,892
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43,723
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62,061
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Italian
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7,931
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5,402
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10,460
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Lithuanian
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0
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0
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464
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Norwegian
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887
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148
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1,626
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Polish
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5,805
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3,320
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8,290
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Portuguese
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179
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0
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473
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Russian
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1,612
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328
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2,896
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Scotch-Irish
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9,364
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5,623
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13,105
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Scottish
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6,953
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4,287
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9,619
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Slovak
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0
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0
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464
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Subsaharan African
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1,815
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116
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3,515
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Swedish
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2,901
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964
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4,838
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Swiss
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428
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0
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958
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Ukrainian
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936
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0
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2,441
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United States or American
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44,981
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36,045
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53,917
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Welsh
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2,148
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884
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3,412
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,220
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67
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2,373
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