2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Oklahoma 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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167,828
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161,423
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174,233
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Nursery school, preschool
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10,018
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6,900
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13,137
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Kindergarten
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8,658
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6,290
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11,026
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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75,266
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70,946
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79,586
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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33,099
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28,535
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37,663
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College or graduate school
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40,787
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34,938
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46,636
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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408,410
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403,640
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413,180
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Less than 9th grade
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21,156
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16,302
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26,010
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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50,033
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42,291
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57,775
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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108,624
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97,549
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119,699
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Some college, no degree
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105,692
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95,945
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115,439
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Associate degree
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21,765
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16,861
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26,669
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Bachelor's degree
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65,451
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57,561
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73,341
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Graduate or professional degree
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35,689
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29,906
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41,472
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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82.6
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80.5
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84.7
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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24.8
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22.5
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27.1
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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242,948
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240,179
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245,717
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Never married
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66,901
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60,756
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73,046
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Now married, except separated
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136,504
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128,926
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144,082
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Separated
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5,102
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2,576
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7,628
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Widowed
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7,192
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5,060
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9,324
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Divorced
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27,249
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22,646
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31,853
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Females 15 years and over
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263,064
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260,761
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265,367
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Never married
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56,939
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51,903
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61,975
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Now married, except separated
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130,484
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123,206
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137,762
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Separated
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7,827
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5,075
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10,579
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Widowed
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23,629
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20,697
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26,561
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Divorced
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44,185
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37,465
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50,905
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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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11,902
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8,807
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14,997
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,495
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1,376
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5,614
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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42
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17
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67
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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29.4
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15.2
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43.6
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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69
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51
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87
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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7
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0
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19
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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138
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100
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176
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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23
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3
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43
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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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11,221
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7,073
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15,369
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Responsible for grandchildren
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7,397
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4,085
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10,709
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less than 1 year
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849
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0
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1,758
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1 or 2 years
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2,424
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129
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4,719
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3 or 4 years
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158
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0
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430
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5 or more years
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3,966
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1,920
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6,012
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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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66.1
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55.2
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77.0
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Percent who are married
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60.7
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44.9
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76.5
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Percent who are in labor force
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71.6
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52.8
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90.4
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Percent who are in poverty
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24.9
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6.9
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42.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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474,517
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472,789
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476,245
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Civilian veterans
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69,954
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64,225
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75,683
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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143,363
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139,792
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146,934
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With a disability
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14,173
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9,970
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18,376
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Population 21 to 64 years
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374,780
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370,333
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379,227
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With a disability
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58,766
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50,980
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66,552
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Percent employed
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48.1
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41.8
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54.4
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No disability
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316,014
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306,444
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325,584
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Percent employed
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76.8
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75.0
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78.6
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Population 65 years and over
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75,363
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73,310
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77,416
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With a disability
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37,864
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33,853
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41,875
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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635,306
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632,735
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637,877
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Same house
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488,361
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469,439
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507,283
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Different house in the U.S.
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144,329
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125,958
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162,700
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Same county
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105,588
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89,938
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121,238
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Different county
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38,741
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29,166
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48,316
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Same state
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15,974
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10,767
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21,181
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Different state
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22,767
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14,557
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30,977
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Abroad
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2,616
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629
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4,603
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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645,158
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*****
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*****
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Native
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591,701
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584,740
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598,662
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Born in United States
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587,355
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580,148
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594,562
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State of residence
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397,578
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385,967
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409,189
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Different state
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189,777
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178,724
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200,830
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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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4,346
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2,534
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6,158
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Foreign born
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53,457
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46,496
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60,418
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Naturalized citizen
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15,961
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10,638
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21,284
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Not a citizen
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37,496
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29,918
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45,074
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Entered 1990 or later
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35,513
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27,474
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43,552
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Entered before 1990
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17,944
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12,992
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22,896
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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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53,457
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46,496
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60,418
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Europe
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1,747
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414
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3,080
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Asia
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17,984
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14,008
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21,961
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Africa
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1,029
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0
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2,135
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Oceania
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226
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0
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597
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Latin America
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31,332
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25,702
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36,962
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Northern America
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1,139
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0
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2,683
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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596,292
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594,857
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597,728
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English only
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524,446
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517,316
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531,576
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Language other than English
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71,846
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64,537
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79,156
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Speak English less than "very well"
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33,031
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26,825
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39,237
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Spanish
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50,162
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43,823
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56,501
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Speak English less than "very well"
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25,625
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19,743
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31,507
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Other Indo-European languages
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7,031
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4,081
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9,981
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,400
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806
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3,994
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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12,045
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9,360
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14,730
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,006
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2,968
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7,044
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Other languages
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2,608
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1,215
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4,001
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Speak English less than "very well"
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0
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0
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546
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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645,158
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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2,674
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882
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4,466
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Czech
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3,655
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1,390
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5,920
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Danish
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2,256
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5
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4,507
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Dutch
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11,665
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6,652
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16,678
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English
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64,561
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54,940
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74,182
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French (except Basque)
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18,919
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13,571
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24,267
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French Canadian
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2,107
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267
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3,947
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German
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98,510
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85,434
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111,586
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Greek
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182
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0
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489
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Hungarian
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0
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0
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546
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Irish
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76,405
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66,997
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85,813
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Italian
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13,325
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8,505
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18,145
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Lithuanian
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0
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0
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546
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Norwegian
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1,707
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613
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2,801
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Polish
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7,340
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4,289
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10,391
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Portuguese
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1,490
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12
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2,968
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Russian
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886
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0
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1,873
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Scotch-Irish
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12,667
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9,318
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16,017
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Scottish
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14,092
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10,403
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17,781
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Slovak
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0
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0
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546
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Subsaharan African
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3,008
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429
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5,587
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Swedish
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9,654
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5,696
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13,612
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Swiss
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2,319
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0
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4,642
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Ukrainian
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1,745
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0
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3,555
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United States or American
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56,876
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47,426
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66,326
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Welsh
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2,610
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975
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4,245
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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2,738
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652
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4,824
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