2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Alabama
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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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1,101,143
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1,085,212
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1,117,074
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Nursery school, preschool
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63,733
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57,305
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70,161
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Kindergarten
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67,294
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57,270
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77,318
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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516,333
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506,547
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526,119
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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235,410
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227,738
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243,083
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College or graduate school
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218,373
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204,833
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231,913
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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2,823,284
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2,815,328
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2,831,240
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Less than 9th grade
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219,388
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200,159
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238,617
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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384,862
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368,014
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401,710
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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906,667
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866,537
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946,797
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Some college, no degree
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576,014
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554,229
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597,799
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Associate degree
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188,628
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172,410
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204,846
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Bachelor's degree
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351,112
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337,229
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364,995
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Graduate or professional degree
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196,613
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179,605
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213,621
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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78.6
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77.9
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79.3
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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19.4
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18.6
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20.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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1,613,974
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1,607,026
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1,620,922
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Never married
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439,795
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428,892
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450,698
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Now married, except separated
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949,765
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935,583
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963,947
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Separated
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32,132
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26,223
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38,041
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Widowed
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40,650
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34,527
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46,773
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Divorced
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151,632
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141,559
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161,705
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Females 15 years and over
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1,797,011
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1,790,584
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1,803,438
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Never married
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376,892
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361,205
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392,579
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Now married, except separated
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929,409
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915,767
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943,051
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Separated
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52,633
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43,129
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62,137
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Widowed
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211,299
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202,542
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220,056
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Divorced
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226,778
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212,161
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241,395
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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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66,596
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58,706
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74,486
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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20,019
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16,170
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23,868
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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40
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32
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48
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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30.1
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25.6
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34.6
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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59
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52
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66
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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48
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30
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66
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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116
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100
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133
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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16
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11
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21
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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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100,496
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88,045
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112,947
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Responsible for grandchildren
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54,053
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43,823
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64,283
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less than 1 year
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8,867
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6,491
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11,243
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1 or 2 years
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13,335
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8,332
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18,338
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3 or 4 years
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9,071
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5,425
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12,718
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5 or more years
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22,780
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17,708
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27,852
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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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65.8
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62.3
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69.3
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Percent who are married
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69.8
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63.7
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75.9
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Percent who are in labor force
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54.2
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47.1
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61.3
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Percent who are in poverty
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22.4
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13.3
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31.5
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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3,212,053
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3,207,707
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3,216,399
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Civilian veterans
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430,974
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418,744
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443,204
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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996,553
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987,585
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1,005,521
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With a disability
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65,063
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56,305
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73,821
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Population 21 to 64 years
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2,488,210
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2,478,307
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2,498,113
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With a disability
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451,924
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431,367
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472,481
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Percent employed
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37.6
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35.8
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39.4
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No disability
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2,036,286
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2,017,737
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2,054,835
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Percent employed
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76.9
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76.1
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77.7
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Population 65 years and over
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552,193
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549,070
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555,316
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With a disability
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271,977
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263,074
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280,880
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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4,290,137
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4,283,979
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4,296,295
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Same house
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3,646,089
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3,599,519
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3,692,659
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Different house in the U.S.
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630,852
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584,079
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677,625
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Same county
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403,635
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376,044
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431,226
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Different county
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227,217
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196,341
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258,093
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Same state
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128,860
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103,879
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153,841
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Different state
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98,357
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82,390
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114,324
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Abroad
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13,196
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8,081
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18,311
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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4,349,601
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*****
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*****
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Native
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4,259,703
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4,248,217
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4,271,189
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Born in United States
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4,233,711
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4,221,740
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4,245,682
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State of residence
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3,261,785
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3,221,693
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3,301,877
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Different state
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971,926
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934,639
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1,009,213
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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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25,992
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21,233
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30,751
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Foreign born
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89,898
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78,412
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101,384
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Naturalized citizen
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29,815
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23,665
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35,965
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Not a citizen
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60,083
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51,830
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68,336
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Entered 1990 or later
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55,562
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46,715
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64,409
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Entered before 1990
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34,336
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28,785
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39,887
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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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89,898
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78,412
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101,384
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Europe
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19,684
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13,548
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25,820
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Asia
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34,039
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28,480
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39,598
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Africa
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3,523
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1,802
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5,244
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Oceania
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432
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0
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955
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Latin America
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29,032
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23,208
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34,857
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Northern America
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3,188
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1,604
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4,772
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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4,047,913
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4,044,143
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4,051,683
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English only
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3,926,725
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3,910,996
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3,942,454
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Language other than English
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121,188
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106,983
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135,393
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Speak English less than "very well"
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50,071
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41,932
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58,210
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Spanish
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55,215
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47,919
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62,511
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Speak English less than "very well"
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29,742
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22,802
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36,682
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Other Indo-European languages
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39,254
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29,468
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49,040
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,859
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6,415
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11,303
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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19,357
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14,110
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24,604
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Speak English less than "very well"
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9,243
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6,344
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12,142
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Other languages
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7,362
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4,821
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9,903
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,227
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950
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3,504
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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4,349,601
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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6,829
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2,344
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11,314
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Czech
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4,962
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2,368
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7,556
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Danish
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3,247
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1,323
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5,171
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Dutch
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61,541
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47,259
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75,823
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English
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453,972
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431,207
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476,737
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French (except Basque)
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79,410
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70,432
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88,388
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French Canadian
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11,193
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6,561
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15,825
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German
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329,368
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291,403
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367,333
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Greek
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9,704
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5,744
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13,664
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Hungarian
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7,128
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4,373
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9,884
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Irish
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463,629
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427,768
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499,490
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Italian
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67,722
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54,342
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81,102
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Lithuanian
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1,564
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130
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2,998
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Norwegian
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10,927
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7,546
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14,308
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Polish
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30,206
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22,294
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38,118
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Portuguese
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2,264
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0
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4,737
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Russian
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5,065
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2,478
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7,652
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Scotch-Irish
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97,395
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82,098
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112,692
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Scottish
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95,273
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83,812
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106,734
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Slovak
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1,449
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221
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2,677
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Subsaharan African
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52,743
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41,356
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64,130
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Swedish
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20,017
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13,534
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26,500
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Swiss
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6,266
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2,781
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9,751
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Ukrainian
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2,009
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402
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3,616
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United States or American
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641,186
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602,650
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679,722
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Welsh
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17,109
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12,413
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21,805
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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3,209
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1,463
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4,955
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