2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Delaware
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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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198,359
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193,833
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202,885
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Nursery school, preschool
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12,618
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10,950
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14,286
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Kindergarten
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9,553
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7,779
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11,327
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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90,871
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88,553
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93,189
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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40,387
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38,531
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42,243
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College or graduate school
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44,930
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41,503
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48,357
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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508,010
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506,667
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509,353
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Less than 9th grade
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23,777
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21,505
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26,049
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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52,421
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48,501
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56,341
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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171,001
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164,771
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177,231
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Some college, no degree
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98,549
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93,959
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103,139
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Associate degree
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35,608
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32,861
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38,355
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Bachelor's degree
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80,681
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76,855
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84,507
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Graduate or professional degree
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45,973
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43,089
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48,857
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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85.0
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84.0
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86.0
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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24.9
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23.9
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25.9
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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288,590
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287,862
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289,318
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Never married
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83,235
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80,014
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86,456
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Now married, except separated
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166,345
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162,583
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170,107
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Separated
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4,539
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3,551
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5,527
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Widowed
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7,064
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6,015
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8,113
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Divorced
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27,407
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24,652
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30,163
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Females 15 years and over
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317,959
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316,906
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319,012
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Never married
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79,163
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76,229
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82,097
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Now married, except separated
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164,707
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160,937
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168,477
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Separated
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7,443
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5,904
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8,982
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Widowed
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31,190
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29,060
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33,320
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Divorced
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35,456
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32,217
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38,695
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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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12,056
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9,995
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14,117
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,506
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2,302
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4,711
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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36
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24
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48
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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29.1
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21.5
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36.7
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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59
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49
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69
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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49
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23
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75
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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108
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85
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131
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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24
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16
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32
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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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12,431
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10,382
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14,480
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Responsible for grandchildren
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6,699
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5,125
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8,273
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less than 1 year
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1,146
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498
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1,794
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1 or 2 years
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1,288
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691
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1,885
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3 or 4 years
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1,110
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541
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1,679
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5 or more years
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3,155
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2,013
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4,297
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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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66.5
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58.9
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74.1
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Percent who are married
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69.9
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59.2
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80.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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58.2
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48.5
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67.9
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Percent who are in poverty
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19.1
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10.7
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27.5
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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571,989
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571,124
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572,854
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Civilian veterans
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78,872
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75,316
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82,428
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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169,071
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167,279
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170,863
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With a disability
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15,774
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13,527
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18,021
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Population 21 to 64 years
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448,375
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446,197
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450,553
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With a disability
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60,884
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56,335
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65,433
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Percent employed
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49.7
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46.4
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53.0
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No disability
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387,491
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382,663
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392,319
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Percent employed
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81.1
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79.9
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82.3
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Population 65 years and over
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98,186
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97,488
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98,884
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With a disability
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37,213
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35,213
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39,213
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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761,808
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760,262
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763,354
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Same house
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652,963
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644,103
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661,824
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Different house in the U.S.
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104,659
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95,624
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113,694
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Same county
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77,245
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69,193
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85,297
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Different county
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27,414
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22,705
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32,123
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Same state
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5,066
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2,843
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7,289
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Different state
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22,348
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18,335
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26,361
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Abroad
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4,186
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3,221
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5,151
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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771,580
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*****
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*****
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Native
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722,622
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718,179
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727,065
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Born in United States
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711,657
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707,504
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715,810
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State of residence
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373,399
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364,822
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381,976
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Different state
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338,258
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328,863
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347,653
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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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10,965
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9,440
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12,490
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Foreign born
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48,958
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44,515
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53,401
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Naturalized citizen
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17,524
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15,231
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19,818
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Not a citizen
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31,434
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27,307
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35,561
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Entered 1990 or later
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27,454
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23,261
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31,647
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Entered before 1990
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21,504
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19,003
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24,005
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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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48,958
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44,515
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53,401
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Europe
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9,524
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7,777
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11,271
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Asia
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15,982
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14,472
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17,492
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Africa
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2,780
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1,496
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4,064
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Oceania
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0
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0
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292
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Latin America
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19,192
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15,922
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22,462
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Northern America
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1,480
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846
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2,114
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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718,142
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717,203
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719,081
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English only
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650,279
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646,425
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654,133
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Language other than English
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67,863
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64,005
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71,721
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Speak English less than "very well"
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27,773
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24,560
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30,986
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Spanish
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33,911
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31,454
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36,368
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Speak English less than "very well"
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15,631
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13,390
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17,872
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Other Indo-European languages
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21,150
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17,929
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24,371
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Speak English less than "very well"
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6,066
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4,629
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7,503
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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10,868
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8,900
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12,836
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,635
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4,200
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7,071
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Other languages
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1,934
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1,119
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2,749
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Speak English less than "very well"
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441
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57
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825
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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771,580
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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1,155
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417
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1,893
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Czech
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1,752
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1,094
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2,410
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Danish
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1,950
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1,047
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2,853
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Dutch
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13,566
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10,670
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16,462
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English
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120,812
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114,298
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127,326
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French (except Basque)
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17,326
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14,432
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20,220
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French Canadian
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3,484
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2,418
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4,550
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German
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128,251
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121,932
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134,571
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Greek
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2,436
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1,484
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3,388
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Hungarian
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2,372
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1,595
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3,149
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Irish
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141,476
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134,851
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148,101
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Italian
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79,750
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73,109
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86,391
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Lithuanian
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2,304
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1,339
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3,269
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Norwegian
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2,888
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1,966
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3,810
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Polish
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42,838
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38,404
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47,272
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Portuguese
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1,452
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703
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2,201
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Russian
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7,964
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5,809
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10,119
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Scotch-Irish
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15,060
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12,339
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17,781
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Scottish
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14,732
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12,599
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16,865
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Slovak
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2,240
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1,204
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3,276
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Subsaharan African
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5,486
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3,455
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7,517
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Swedish
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6,906
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5,405
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8,408
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Swiss
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2,441
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1,548
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3,334
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Ukrainian
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3,919
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2,851
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4,987
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United States or American
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39,471
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33,335
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45,607
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Welsh
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9,705
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7,948
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11,462
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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4,097
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2,566
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5,628
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