2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Adams County
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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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106,280
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99,871
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112,689
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Nursery school, preschool
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6,850
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4,256
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9,444
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Kindergarten
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5,198
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3,175
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7,221
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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50,051
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46,758
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53,344
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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22,312
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19,182
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25,442
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College or graduate school
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21,869
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16,612
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27,126
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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224,836
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223,458
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226,214
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Less than 9th grade
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10,688
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6,913
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14,463
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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31,834
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26,239
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37,429
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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71,818
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63,812
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79,824
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Some college, no degree
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49,366
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43,495
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55,237
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Associate degree
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16,824
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13,192
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20,456
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Bachelor's degree
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35,299
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30,240
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40,358
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Graduate or professional degree
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9,007
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6,568
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11,446
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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81.1
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78.6
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83.6
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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19.7
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17.2
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22.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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139,460
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137,226
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141,694
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Never married
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41,160
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36,205
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46,115
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Now married, except separated
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83,029
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77,879
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88,179
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Separated
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1,635
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470
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2,800
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Widowed
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2,166
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1,148
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3,184
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Divorced
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11,470
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8,668
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14,272
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Females 15 years and over
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138,633
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136,726
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140,540
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Never married
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32,958
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29,211
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36,705
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Now married, except separated
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79,112
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74,063
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84,161
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Separated
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1,792
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319
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3,265
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Widowed
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9,353
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7,482
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11,224
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Divorced
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15,418
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12,126
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18,710
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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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7,344
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4,478
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10,210
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,073
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100
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2,047
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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26
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3
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49
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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14.6
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1.1
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28.1
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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72
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44
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100
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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91
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2
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180
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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131
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72
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190
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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12
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0
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24
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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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5,101
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2,372
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7,830
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Responsible for grandchildren
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1,935
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537
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3,333
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less than 1 year
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589
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0
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1,254
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1 or 2 years
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787
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0
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1,622
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3 or 4 years
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0
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0
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531
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5 or more years
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559
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0
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1,478
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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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55.6
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34.2
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77.1
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Percent who are married
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88.9
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72.6
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100.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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39.4
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12.8
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66.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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39.0
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2.5
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75.5
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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261,295
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259,256
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263,334
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Civilian veterans
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32,541
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28,160
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36,922
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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93,521
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90,520
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96,522
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With a disability
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4,328
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2,158
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6,498
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Population 21 to 64 years
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218,824
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214,965
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222,683
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With a disability
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31,611
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26,412
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36,810
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Percent employed
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47.5
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39.4
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55.6
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No disability
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187,213
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181,149
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193,277
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Percent employed
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80.9
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78.3
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83.5
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Population 65 years and over
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25,735
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24,258
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27,212
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With a disability
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10,160
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8,267
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12,053
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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366,130
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363,804
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368,457
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Same house
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307,971
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298,111
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317,831
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Different house in the U.S.
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56,126
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46,342
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65,911
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Same county
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23,797
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16,732
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30,862
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Different county
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32,329
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24,018
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40,640
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Same state
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22,141
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15,543
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28,739
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Different state
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10,188
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4,697
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15,679
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Abroad
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2,033
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101
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3,965
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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371,476
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*****
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*****
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Native
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326,910
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319,289
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334,531
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Born in United States
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323,050
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315,411
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330,690
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State of residence
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167,063
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154,439
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179,687
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Different state
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155,987
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144,094
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167,880
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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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3,860
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2,076
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5,644
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Foreign born
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44,566
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36,945
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52,187
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Naturalized citizen
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9,106
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5,727
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12,485
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Not a citizen
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35,460
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28,043
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42,877
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Entered 1990 or later
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28,669
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22,549
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34,789
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Entered before 1990
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15,897
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11,719
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20,075
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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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44,566
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36,945
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52,187
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Europe
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2,383
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1,078
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3,688
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Asia
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8,370
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6,651
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10,089
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Africa
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2,082
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0
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4,638
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Oceania
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738
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0
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2,055
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Latin America
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30,330
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23,001
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37,659
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Northern America
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663
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16
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1,310
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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339,079
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337,249
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340,909
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English only
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267,780
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258,906
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276,654
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Language other than English
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71,299
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62,247
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80,351
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Speak English less than "very well"
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33,581
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26,753
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40,409
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Spanish
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55,256
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46,877
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63,635
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Speak English less than "very well"
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27,800
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21,373
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34,227
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Other Indo-European languages
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2,949
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1,198
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4,700
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Speak English less than "very well"
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451
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0
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991
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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10,354
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7,534
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13,174
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,330
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3,586
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7,074
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Other languages
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2,740
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85
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5,395
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Speak English less than "very well"
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0
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0
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531
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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371,476
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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3,480
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0
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7,359
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Czech
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3,012
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336
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5,688
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Danish
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1,524
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427
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2,621
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Dutch
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8,629
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4,512
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12,746
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English
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32,565
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25,208
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39,922
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French (except Basque)
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8,708
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5,665
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11,751
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French Canadian
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4,226
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1,888
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6,564
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German
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78,339
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68,682
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87,996
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Greek
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852
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0
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2,268
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Hungarian
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983
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13
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1,953
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Irish
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38,916
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31,455
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46,377
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Italian
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11,649
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7,778
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15,520
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Lithuanian
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169
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0
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435
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Norwegian
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5,903
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3,591
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8,215
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Polish
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7,084
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3,358
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10,810
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Portuguese
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725
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0
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1,946
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Russian
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1,960
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868
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3,052
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Scotch-Irish
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9,449
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6,197
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12,701
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Scottish
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12,155
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8,124
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16,186
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Slovak
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0
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0
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531
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Subsaharan African
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529
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0
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1,334
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Swedish
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6,442
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4,116
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8,769
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Swiss
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1,492
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325
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2,659
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Ukrainian
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927
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0
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2,158
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United States or American
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12,076
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6,667
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17,485
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Welsh
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1,943
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679
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3,207
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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0
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0
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531
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