Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Monmouth--Ocean, 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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279,927
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271,621
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288,233
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Nursery school, preschool
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22,734
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18,114
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27,354
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Kindergarten
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16,117
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12,819
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19,415
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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134,375
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126,962
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141,788
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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57,063
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52,083
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62,043
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College or graduate school
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49,638
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42,436
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56,840
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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760,957
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757,304
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764,610
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Less than 9th grade
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28,732
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24,061
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33,403
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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70,135
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61,624
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78,646
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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261,353
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248,387
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274,319
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Some college, no degree
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142,971
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132,992
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152,950
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Associate degree
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48,712
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41,954
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55,470
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Bachelor's degree
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125,961
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116,728
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135,194
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Graduate or professional degree
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83,093
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75,265
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90,921
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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87.0
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85.7
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88.3
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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27.5
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26.2
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28.8
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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412,082
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408,340
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415,824
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Never married
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104,922
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98,223
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111,621
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Now married, except separated
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257,354
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248,777
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265,931
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Separated
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9,580
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6,300
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12,860
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Widowed
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15,925
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12,485
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19,365
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Divorced
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24,301
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19,064
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29,538
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Females 15 years and over
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458,639
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454,667
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462,611
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Never married
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95,293
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87,810
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102,776
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Now married, except separated
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253,049
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244,900
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261,198
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Separated
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6,139
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3,819
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8,459
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Widowed
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60,924
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56,235
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65,613
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Divorced
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43,234
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36,674
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49,794
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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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17,619
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13,476
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21,762
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,502
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1,408
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3,596
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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23
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13
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33
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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14.2
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8.1
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20.3
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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66
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51
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81
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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29
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4
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54
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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149
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104
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194
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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27
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17
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37
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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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15,328
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11,223
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19,433
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Responsible for grandchildren
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5,614
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2,619
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8,609
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less than 1 year
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2,345
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517
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4,173
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1 or 2 years
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908
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0
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1,878
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3 or 4 years
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415
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0
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1,128
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5 or more years
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1,946
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418
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3,474
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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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54.9
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42.9
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66.9
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Percent who are married
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76.0
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55.4
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96.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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56.4
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38.9
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73.9
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Percent who are in poverty
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22.0
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3.7
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40.3
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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828,378
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827,568
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829,188
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Civilian veterans
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108,844
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102,325
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115,363
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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237,262
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232,348
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242,176
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With a disability
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19,820
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14,667
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24,973
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Population 21 to 64 years
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618,988
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614,942
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623,034
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With a disability
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74,276
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65,711
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82,841
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Percent employed
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44.7
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38.6
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50.8
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No disability
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544,712
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536,002
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553,422
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Percent employed
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77.4
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75.8
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79.1
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Population 65 years and over
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181,119
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178,215
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184,023
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With a disability
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69,536
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62,373
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76,699
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,094,157
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1,090,852
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1,097,462
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Same house
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982,917
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965,807
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1,000,028
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Different house in the U.S.
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105,775
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90,489
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121,061
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Same county
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59,714
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47,591
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71,837
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Different county
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46,061
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37,587
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54,535
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Same state
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24,978
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19,323
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30,633
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Different state
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21,083
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14,462
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27,704
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Abroad
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5,465
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2,515
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8,415
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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1,108,290
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*****
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*****
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Native
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1,016,357
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1,007,105
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1,025,609
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Born in United States
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1,000,927
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991,146
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1,010,708
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State of residence
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696,344
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679,681
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713,007
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Different state
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304,583
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290,370
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318,796
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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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15,430
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11,554
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19,306
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Foreign born
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91,933
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82,681
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101,185
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Naturalized citizen
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55,949
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49,339
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62,559
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Not a citizen
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35,984
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29,544
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42,424
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Entered 1990 or later
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27,602
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21,683
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33,521
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Entered before 1990
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64,331
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57,119
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71,543
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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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91,933
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82,681
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101,185
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Europe
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34,402
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28,901
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39,903
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Asia
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25,448
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22,443
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28,453
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Africa
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2,921
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1,489
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4,353
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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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28,081
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21,983
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34,179
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Northern America
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1,081
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343
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1,819
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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1,038,422
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1,034,244
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1,042,600
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English only
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903,749
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888,647
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918,851
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Language other than English
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134,673
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120,587
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148,759
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Speak English less than "very well"
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44,726
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37,111
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52,341
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Spanish
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50,742
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42,538
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58,946
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Speak English less than "very well"
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20,700
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15,974
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25,426
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Other Indo-European languages
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54,410
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44,180
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64,640
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Speak English less than "very well"
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13,186
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9,287
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17,085
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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21,829
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17,579
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26,079
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,614
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4,699
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12,529
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Other languages
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7,692
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4,862
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10,522
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,226
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695
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3,757
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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1,108,290
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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5,625
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2,530
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8,720
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Czech
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4,102
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2,246
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5,958
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Danish
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3,306
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1,351
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5,261
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Dutch
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26,548
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19,399
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33,697
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English
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91,485
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81,227
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101,743
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French (except Basque)
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30,649
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23,084
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38,214
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French Canadian
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4,051
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2,030
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6,072
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German
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176,741
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160,876
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192,606
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Greek
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8,026
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4,018
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12,034
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Hungarian
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21,270
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14,957
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27,583
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Irish
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287,069
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267,639
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306,499
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Italian
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291,252
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266,941
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315,563
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Lithuanian
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8,446
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5,451
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11,441
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Norwegian
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8,785
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5,704
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11,866
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Polish
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107,493
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91,970
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123,016
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Portuguese
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3,849
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1,303
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6,395
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Russian
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27,100
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21,469
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32,731
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Scotch-Irish
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17,349
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13,156
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21,542
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Scottish
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19,580
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15,024
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24,136
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Slovak
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7,837
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4,162
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11,512
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Subsaharan African
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2,924
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1,053
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4,795
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Swedish
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11,206
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6,995
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15,417
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Swiss
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3,069
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1,709
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4,429
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Ukrainian
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8,915
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6,344
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11,486
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United States or American
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33,345
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26,766
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39,924
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Welsh
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8,962
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4,124
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13,800
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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8,434
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2,953
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13,915
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