Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Columbia, 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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144,780
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137,020
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152,540
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Nursery school, preschool
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12,864
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9,706
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16,022
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Kindergarten
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4,564
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2,439
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6,689
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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61,779
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56,481
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67,077
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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36,205
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31,049
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41,361
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College or graduate school
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29,368
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24,251
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34,485
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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328,551
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323,337
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333,765
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Less than 9th grade
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11,737
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8,589
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14,885
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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35,765
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30,139
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41,392
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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87,444
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79,440
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95,448
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Some college, no degree
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72,838
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65,603
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80,073
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Associate degree
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22,024
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17,770
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26,278
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Bachelor's degree
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65,190
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58,341
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72,039
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Graduate or professional degree
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33,553
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27,643
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39,463
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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85.5
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83.7
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87.3
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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30.1
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27.5
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32.7
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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185,174
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180,077
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190,271
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Never married
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56,163
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50,685
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61,641
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Now married, except separated
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99,519
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93,266
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105,773
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Separated
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6,494
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3,570
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9,418
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Widowed
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5,362
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3,283
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7,441
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Divorced
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17,636
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14,013
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21,259
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Females 15 years and over
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212,759
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208,436
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217,082
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Never married
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54,413
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49,011
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59,815
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Now married, except separated
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98,946
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92,247
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105,645
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Separated
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12,512
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8,763
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16,261
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Widowed
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18,380
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15,516
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21,244
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Divorced
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28,508
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24,083
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32,933
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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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9,149
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6,136
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12,162
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,605
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2,084
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5,126
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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53
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30
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76
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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39.4
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22.7
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56.1
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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63
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42
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84
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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56
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10
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102
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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124
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73
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175
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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15
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3
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27
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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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8,607
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5,739
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11,475
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,816
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1,871
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5,761
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less than 1 year
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967
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112
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1,822
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1 or 2 years
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204
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0
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574
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3 or 4 years
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411
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0
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904
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5 or more years
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2,234
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577
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3,891
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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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70.2
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55.8
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84.6
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Percent who are married
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65.1
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42.0
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88.2
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Percent who are in labor force
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47.7
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23.6
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71.8
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Percent who are in poverty
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25.4
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0.0
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52.3
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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372,638
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366,611
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378,665
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Civilian veterans
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56,802
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50,560
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63,044
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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123,319
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117,854
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128,784
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With a disability
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5,975
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3,906
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8,044
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Population 21 to 64 years
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300,052
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292,944
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307,160
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With a disability
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40,964
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34,864
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47,064
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Percent employed
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45.2
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37.4
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53.0
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No disability
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259,088
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250,747
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267,429
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Percent employed
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79.9
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77.4
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82.4
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Population 65 years and over
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49,400
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47,105
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51,695
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With a disability
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22,006
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19,099
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24,913
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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504,945
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496,396
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513,494
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Same house
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410,563
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394,188
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426,938
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Different house in the U.S.
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93,292
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78,178
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108,406
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Same county
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47,993
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37,227
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58,759
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Different county
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45,299
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33,734
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56,864
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Same state
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19,317
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13,115
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25,519
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Different state
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25,982
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16,381
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35,583
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Abroad
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1,090
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8
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2,172
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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510,691
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502,535
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518,847
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Native
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496,255
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487,578
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504,932
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Born in United States
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483,647
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474,245
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493,049
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State of residence
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297,555
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282,080
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313,030
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Different state
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186,092
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174,177
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198,007
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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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12,608
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8,249
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16,967
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Foreign born
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14,436
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10,276
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18,596
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Naturalized citizen
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4,429
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2,903
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5,955
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Not a citizen
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10,007
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6,035
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13,979
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Entered 1990 or later
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6,025
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3,436
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8,614
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Entered before 1990
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8,411
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5,575
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11,247
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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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14,436
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10,276
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18,596
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Europe
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3,078
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1,390
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4,766
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Asia
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6,800
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3,264
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10,336
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Africa
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660
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0
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1,589
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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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2,805
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1,279
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4,331
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Northern America
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1,093
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4
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2,182
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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475,237
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467,635
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482,839
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English only
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447,246
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436,671
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457,821
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Language other than English
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27,991
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20,748
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35,235
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Speak English less than "very well"
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10,356
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5,002
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15,710
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Spanish
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13,077
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8,978
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17,176
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,785
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1,569
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8,001
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Other Indo-European languages
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5,988
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3,881
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8,095
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,490
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566
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2,414
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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8,154
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2,244
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14,064
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,799
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0
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8,068
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Other languages
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772
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0
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1,754
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Speak English less than "very well"
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282
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0
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794
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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510,691
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502,535
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518,847
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Arab
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485
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0
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1,115
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Czech
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416
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0
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1,107
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Danish
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257
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0
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658
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Dutch
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7,572
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4,594
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10,550
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English
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52,683
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43,740
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61,626
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French (except Basque)
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10,633
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6,696
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14,570
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French Canadian
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1,851
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0
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3,777
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German
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68,456
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58,142
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78,770
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Greek
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3,052
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732
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5,372
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Hungarian
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707
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0
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1,644
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Irish
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56,529
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47,403
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65,655
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Italian
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14,380
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10,126
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18,634
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Lithuanian
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233
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0
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624
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Norwegian
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1,044
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244
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1,844
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Polish
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4,467
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2,472
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6,462
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Portuguese
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204
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0
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544
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Russian
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1,386
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383
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2,389
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Scotch-Irish
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21,797
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15,968
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27,626
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Scottish
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11,485
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8,276
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14,694
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Slovak
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823
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0
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2,072
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Subsaharan African
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2,178
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373
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3,983
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Swedish
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2,220
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653
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3,788
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Swiss
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1,944
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636
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3,252
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Ukrainian
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1,118
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0
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2,491
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United States or American
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69,476
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57,647
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81,305
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Welsh
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2,885
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1,080
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4,690
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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475
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0
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1,069
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