Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ PMSA
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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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293,887
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282,715
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305,059
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Nursery school, preschool
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23,902
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20,011
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27,793
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Kindergarten
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19,912
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15,642
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24,182
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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121,903
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115,105
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128,701
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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54,057
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49,241
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58,873
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College or graduate school
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74,113
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65,401
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82,825
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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769,930
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766,350
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773,511
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Less than 9th grade
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29,671
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24,840
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34,502
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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55,590
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47,208
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63,972
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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210,796
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196,588
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225,004
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Some college, no degree
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123,920
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115,079
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132,761
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Associate degree
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43,801
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38,066
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49,536
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Bachelor's degree
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193,201
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179,928
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206,474
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Graduate or professional degree
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112,951
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102,477
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123,425
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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88.9
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87.6
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90.2
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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39.8
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38.0
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41.6
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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438,522
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434,484
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442,560
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Never married
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125,989
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118,795
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133,183
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Now married, except separated
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270,380
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262,510
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278,251
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Separated
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3,748
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1,613
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5,883
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Widowed
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8,457
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6,258
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10,656
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Divorced
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29,948
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25,316
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34,580
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Females 15 years and over
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461,045
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456,724
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465,366
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Never married
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112,662
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104,846
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120,478
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Now married, except separated
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262,163
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254,491
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269,836
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Separated
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6,042
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3,369
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8,715
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Widowed
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43,703
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39,428
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47,978
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Divorced
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36,475
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31,114
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41,836
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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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18,405
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13,737
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23,073
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,268
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67
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2,469
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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10
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0
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20
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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6.9
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0.6
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13.2
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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60
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45
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75
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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6
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0
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16
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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103
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73
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133
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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40
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25
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55
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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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15,149
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10,668
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19,630
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,918
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933
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6,903
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less than 1 year
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1,204
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6
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2,402
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1 or 2 years
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1,521
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0
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3,993
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3 or 4 years
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197
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0
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524
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5 or more years
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996
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0
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2,201
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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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58.3
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43.0
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73.6
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Percent who are married
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79.1
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51.1
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100.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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29.2
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0.8
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57.6
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Percent who are in poverty
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38.8
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0.0
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84.0
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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856,327
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856,325
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856,329
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Civilian veterans
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84,482
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78,205
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90,759
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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236,293
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230,483
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242,103
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With a disability
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8,415
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5,871
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10,959
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Population 21 to 64 years
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689,749
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683,406
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696,092
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With a disability
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62,211
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54,446
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69,976
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Percent employed
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59.0
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52.7
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65.3
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No disability
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627,538
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618,237
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636,839
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Percent employed
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80.1
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78.6
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81.6
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Population 65 years and over
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132,329
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129,082
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135,576
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With a disability
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48,966
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44,042
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53,890
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,125,579
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1,122,528
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1,128,630
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Same house
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983,979
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966,788
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1,001,170
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Different house in the U.S.
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122,421
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106,239
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138,603
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Same county
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54,843
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44,651
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65,035
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Different county
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67,578
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54,028
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81,128
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Same state
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39,329
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27,140
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51,518
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Different state
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28,249
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20,030
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36,468
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Abroad
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19,179
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10,571
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27,787
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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1,139,966
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*****
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*****
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Native
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904,624
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885,694
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923,554
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Born in United States
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882,704
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866,323
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899,085
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State of residence
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585,982
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565,040
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606,924
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Different state
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296,722
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280,785
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312,659
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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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21,920
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16,298
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27,542
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Foreign born
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235,342
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216,412
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254,272
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Naturalized citizen
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110,403
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97,320
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123,486
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Not a citizen
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124,939
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107,565
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142,314
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Entered 1990 or later
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109,230
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92,530
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125,930
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Entered before 1990
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126,112
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111,665
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140,559
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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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235,342
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216,412
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254,272
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Europe
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44,079
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36,727
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51,431
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Asia
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101,625
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96,886
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106,364
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Africa
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15,474
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7,953
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22,995
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Oceania
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2,048
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345
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3,751
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Latin America
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68,736
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53,663
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83,809
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Northern America
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3,380
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1,091
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5,669
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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1,058,371
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1,055,305
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1,061,437
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English only
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763,080
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746,187
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779,973
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Language other than English
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295,291
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278,268
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312,314
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Speak English less than "very well"
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92,723
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79,119
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106,327
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Spanish
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108,216
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100,575
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115,857
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Speak English less than "very well"
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43,984
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33,478
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54,490
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Other Indo-European languages
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95,908
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80,581
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111,235
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Speak English less than "very well"
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20,397
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16,076
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24,718
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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66,320
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57,606
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75,034
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Speak English less than "very well"
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23,370
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17,184
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29,556
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Other languages
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24,847
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15,836
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33,858
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,972
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2,377
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7,567
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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1,139,966
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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14,253
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7,554
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20,952
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Czech
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4,620
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2,244
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6,996
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Danish
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5,958
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3,343
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8,573
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Dutch
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18,028
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12,682
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23,374
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English
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66,667
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58,495
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74,839
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French (except Basque)
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20,010
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15,723
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24,297
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French Canadian
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2,796
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915
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4,677
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German
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137,262
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125,428
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149,096
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Greek
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6,896
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3,332
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10,460
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Hungarian
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48,521
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39,405
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57,637
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Irish
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162,404
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147,439
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177,370
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Italian
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189,545
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172,175
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206,915
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Lithuanian
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7,653
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4,653
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10,653
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Norwegian
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5,108
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2,976
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7,240
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Polish
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104,410
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92,380
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116,440
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Portuguese
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13,282
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5,694
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20,870
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Russian
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31,679
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24,284
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39,074
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Scotch-Irish
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16,469
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11,420
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21,518
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Scottish
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15,800
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11,414
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20,186
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Slovak
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12,968
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8,399
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17,537
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Subsaharan African
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11,558
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4,593
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18,523
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Swedish
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7,800
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4,825
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10,775
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Swiss
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6,179
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965
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11,393
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Ukrainian
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16,421
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11,885
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20,957
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United States or American
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43,253
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31,810
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54,696
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Welsh
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3,281
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1,743
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4,819
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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12,599
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6,784
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18,414
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