2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Mississippi
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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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756,628
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739,775
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773,481
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Nursery school, preschool
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48,850
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44,776
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52,924
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Kindergarten
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43,177
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38,509
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47,845
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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362,287
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356,174
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368,400
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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161,641
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155,731
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167,551
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College or graduate school
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140,673
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127,348
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153,998
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,708,691
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1,703,406
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1,713,976
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Less than 9th grade
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145,182
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136,892
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153,472
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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289,636
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256,892
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322,380
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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498,410
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478,163
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518,657
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Some college, no degree
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350,143
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329,122
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371,164
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Associate degree
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102,610
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95,263
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109,957
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Bachelor's degree
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211,328
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199,705
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222,951
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Graduate or professional degree
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111,382
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99,858
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122,906
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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74.6
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72.6
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76.6
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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18.9
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17.9
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19.9
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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991,373
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987,344
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995,402
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Never married
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291,111
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280,700
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301,523
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Now married, except separated
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558,846
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546,197
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571,495
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Separated
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26,396
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22,486
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30,307
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Widowed
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26,921
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22,920
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30,922
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Divorced
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88,099
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81,941
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94,257
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Females 15 years and over
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1,124,446
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1,121,481
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1,127,411
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Never married
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287,689
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278,286
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297,092
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Now married, except separated
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535,943
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523,665
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548,221
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Separated
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43,765
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38,744
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48,786
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Widowed
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132,882
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126,241
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139,523
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Divorced
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124,167
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116,726
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131,609
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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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43,355
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37,686
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49,024
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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19,656
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15,779
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23,534
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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55
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43
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67
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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45.3
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40.0
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50.6
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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60
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52
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68
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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60
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40
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80
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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111
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93
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129
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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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81,633
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75,404
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87,862
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Responsible for grandchildren
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49,751
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44,451
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55,051
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less than 1 year
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10,752
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7,449
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14,055
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1 or 2 years
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13,982
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10,034
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17,930
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3 or 4 years
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5,303
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3,742
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6,864
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5 or more years
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19,714
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16,714
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22,714
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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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64.8
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60.7
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68.9
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Percent who are married
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67.4
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62.6
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72.2
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Percent who are in labor force
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59.4
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54.8
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64.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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28.3
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23.7
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32.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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1,974,239
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1,968,583
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1,979,895
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Civilian veterans
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227,508
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217,600
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237,416
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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686,993
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679,969
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694,017
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With a disability
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58,678
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53,226
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64,130
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,528,206
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1,520,142
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1,536,270
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With a disability
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295,456
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284,271
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306,641
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Percent employed
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37.0
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35.2
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38.8
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No disability
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1,232,750
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1,218,827
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1,246,673
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Percent employed
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78.2
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77.4
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79.0
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Population 65 years and over
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323,773
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320,795
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326,751
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With a disability
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175,493
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168,530
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182,456
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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2,725,680
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2,720,662
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2,730,698
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Same house
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2,331,307
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2,303,478
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2,359,136
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Different house in the U.S.
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389,059
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360,121
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417,997
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Same county
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248,977
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224,852
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273,102
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Different county
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140,082
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125,227
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154,937
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Same state
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82,651
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71,911
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93,391
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Different state
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57,431
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47,260
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67,602
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Abroad
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5,314
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2,384
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8,244
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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2,762,576
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*****
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*****
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Native
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2,721,567
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2,715,850
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2,727,284
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Born in United States
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2,709,347
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2,703,242
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2,715,452
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State of residence
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2,036,282
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1,914,504
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2,158,060
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Different state
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673,065
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553,630
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792,500
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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12,220
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9,441
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14,999
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Foreign born
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41,009
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35,292
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46,726
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Naturalized citizen
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20,404
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16,837
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23,971
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Not a citizen
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20,605
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16,209
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25,001
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Entered 1990 or later
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19,940
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14,647
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25,233
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Entered before 1990
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21,069
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17,865
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24,273
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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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41,009
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35,292
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46,726
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Europe
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6,654
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4,682
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8,626
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Asia
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12,916
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10,530
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15,302
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Africa
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2,497
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0
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5,038
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Oceania
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1,084
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0
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2,592
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Latin America
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15,562
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11,945
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19,179
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Northern America
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2,296
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176
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4,416
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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2,551,450
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2,549,660
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2,553,240
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English only
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2,474,146
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2,465,178
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2,483,114
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Language other than English
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77,304
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68,326
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86,282
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Speak English less than "very well"
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25,066
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21,363
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28,769
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Spanish
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40,272
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34,862
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45,682
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Speak English less than "very well"
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15,065
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11,585
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18,545
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Other Indo-European languages
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19,446
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15,610
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23,282
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,791
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3,253
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8,329
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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14,059
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10,533
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17,585
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,610
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2,605
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4,615
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Other languages
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3,527
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1,238
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5,816
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Speak English less than "very well"
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600
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348
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852
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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2,762,576
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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3,372
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1,747
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4,997
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Czech
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1,596
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665
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2,527
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Danish
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2,384
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859
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3,909
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Dutch
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25,581
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21,336
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29,826
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English
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241,690
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205,524
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277,856
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French (except Basque)
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76,474
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68,189
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84,759
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French Canadian
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6,734
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4,676
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8,792
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German
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172,335
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152,665
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192,005
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Greek
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2,950
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1,665
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4,235
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Hungarian
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925
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296
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1,554
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Irish
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261,292
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246,617
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275,967
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Italian
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45,035
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36,529
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53,541
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Lithuanian
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681
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0
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1,745
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Norwegian
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5,771
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3,745
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7,797
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Polish
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17,635
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12,781
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22,489
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Portuguese
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1,471
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202
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2,740
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Russian
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1,931
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1,111
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2,751
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Scotch-Irish
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70,475
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62,829
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78,121
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Scottish
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44,922
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37,416
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52,428
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Slovak
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1,632
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192
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3,072
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Subsaharan African
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38,703
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13,734
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63,672
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Swedish
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10,603
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6,338
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14,868
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Swiss
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1,946
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265
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3,627
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Ukrainian
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1,244
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21
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2,467
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United States or American
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376,730
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343,936
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409,524
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Welsh
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6,405
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4,445
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8,365
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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617
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170
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1,064
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