Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA
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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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729,085
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712,983
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745,187
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Nursery school, preschool
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43,577
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38,594
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48,560
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Kindergarten
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35,583
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29,815
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41,351
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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350,567
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342,258
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358,876
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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156,749
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148,387
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165,111
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College or graduate school
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142,609
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132,488
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152,730
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,921,594
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1,915,629
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1,927,559
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Less than 9th grade
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77,497
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65,977
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89,017
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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219,785
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204,674
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234,896
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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678,290
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651,669
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704,911
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Some college, no degree
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390,886
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375,036
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406,736
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Associate degree
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104,550
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95,044
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114,056
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Bachelor's degree
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309,750
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293,847
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325,653
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Graduate or professional degree
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140,836
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131,108
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150,564
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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84.5
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83.5
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85.5
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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23.4
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22.4
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24.4
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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1,067,153
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1,061,799
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1,072,507
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Never married
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315,442
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302,504
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328,380
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Now married, except separated
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591,306
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574,235
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608,377
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Separated
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22,513
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16,977
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28,049
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Widowed
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32,179
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25,450
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38,908
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Divorced
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105,713
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94,658
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116,768
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Females 15 years and over
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1,197,382
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1,192,788
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1,201,976
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Never married
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291,902
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277,795
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306,010
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Now married, except separated
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602,440
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587,247
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617,633
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Separated
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29,128
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21,969
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36,287
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Widowed
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132,719
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125,216
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140,222
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Divorced
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141,193
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129,541
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152,845
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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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37,625
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31,990
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43,260
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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7,783
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5,793
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9,773
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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22
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17
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27
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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20.7
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15.3
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26.1
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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50
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42
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58
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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44
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16
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72
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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88
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72
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105
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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25
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17
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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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52,082
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42,504
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61,660
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Responsible for grandchildren
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21,939
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16,237
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27,641
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less than 1 year
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9,224
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5,076
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13,372
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1 or 2 years
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3,348
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1,929
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4,767
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3 or 4 years
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3,037
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1,285
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4,789
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5 or more years
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6,330
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3,299
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9,361
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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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67.6
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60.2
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75.0
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Percent who are married
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71.2
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60.0
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82.4
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Percent who are in labor force
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57.5
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46.9
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68.1
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Percent who are in poverty
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25.6
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14.4
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36.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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2,142,639
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2,137,930
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2,147,348
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Civilian veterans
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280,701
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269,819
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291,583
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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635,063
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626,899
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643,227
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With a disability
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46,296
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38,536
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54,056
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,655,408
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1,646,424
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1,664,392
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With a disability
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210,276
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195,777
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224,775
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Percent employed
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48.6
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45.1
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52.1
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No disability
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1,445,132
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1,429,835
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1,460,429
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Percent employed
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80.2
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79.0
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81.4
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Population 65 years and over
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398,134
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394,162
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402,106
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With a disability
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156,819
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146,513
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167,125
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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2,848,626
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2,840,277
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2,856,975
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Same house
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2,512,138
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2,481,136
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2,543,140
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Different house in the U.S.
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324,182
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293,406
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354,958
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Same county
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230,858
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204,006
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257,710
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Different county
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93,324
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79,733
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106,915
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Same state
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57,267
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45,837
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68,697
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Different state
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36,057
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26,838
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45,276
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Abroad
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12,306
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7,297
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17,315
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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2,883,165
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2,876,111
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2,890,219
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Native
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2,737,207
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2,721,176
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2,753,238
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Born in United States
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2,700,959
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2,681,918
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2,720,000
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State of residence
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2,093,204
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2,063,981
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2,122,427
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Different state
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607,755
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584,003
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631,507
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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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36,248
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28,155
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44,341
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Foreign born
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145,958
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130,252
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161,664
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Naturalized citizen
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85,648
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74,461
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96,835
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Not a citizen
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60,310
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49,747
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70,873
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Entered 1990 or later
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49,804
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39,884
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59,724
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Entered before 1990
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96,154
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85,353
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106,955
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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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145,958
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130,252
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161,664
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Europe
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77,594
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67,636
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87,552
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Asia
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41,117
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34,380
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47,854
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Africa
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2,426
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0
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4,868
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Oceania
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441
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0
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966
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Latin America
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18,451
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10,981
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25,921
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Northern America
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5,929
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3,523
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8,335
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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2,688,757
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2,680,555
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2,696,959
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English only
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2,454,485
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2,433,413
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2,475,557
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Language other than English
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234,272
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213,860
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254,684
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Speak English less than "very well"
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77,891
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67,725
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88,057
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Spanish
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72,383
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64,376
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80,390
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Speak English less than "very well"
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19,880
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14,872
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24,888
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Other Indo-European languages
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110,260
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96,252
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124,269
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Speak English less than "very well"
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37,793
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31,322
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44,264
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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19,965
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14,650
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25,280
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Speak English less than "very well"
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9,373
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6,302
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12,444
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Other languages
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31,664
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16,309
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47,019
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Speak English less than "very well"
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10,845
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4,922
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16,769
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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2,883,165
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2,876,111
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2,890,219
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Arab
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35,269
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18,528
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52,010
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Czech
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41,607
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33,126
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50,088
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Danish
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7,289
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4,197
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10,381
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Dutch
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48,470
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40,085
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56,855
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English
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279,855
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260,685
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299,025
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French (except Basque)
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69,405
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56,586
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82,224
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French Canadian
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11,822
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7,595
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16,049
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German
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694,074
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660,896
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727,252
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Greek
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14,643
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9,837
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19,449
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Hungarian
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104,892
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93,456
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116,328
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Irish
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400,211
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376,626
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423,796
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Italian
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282,085
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256,561
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307,609
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Lithuanian
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17,740
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11,643
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23,837
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Norwegian
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6,775
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4,361
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9,189
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Polish
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206,566
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189,267
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223,865
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Portuguese
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4,730
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1,278
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8,182
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Russian
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39,743
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34,140
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45,346
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Scotch-Irish
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47,395
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40,130
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54,660
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Scottish
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60,020
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52,567
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67,473
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Slovak
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92,940
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82,491
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103,389
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Subsaharan African
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6,602
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4,018
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9,186
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Swedish
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28,389
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23,333
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33,445
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Swiss
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17,316
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9,368
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25,264
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Ukrainian
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23,438
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18,782
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28,094
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United States or American
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110,170
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97,227
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123,113
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Welsh
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29,040
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23,978
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34,102
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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9,460
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3,091
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15,829
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