2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Denver city, Denver County pt.
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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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120,116
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113,104
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127,129
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Nursery school, preschool
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5,367
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3,314
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7,420
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Kindergarten
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5,566
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3,393
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7,739
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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51,042
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47,595
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54,489
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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24,624
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21,123
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28,125
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College or graduate school
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33,517
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27,491
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39,543
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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368,472
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366,575
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370,370
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Less than 9th grade
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28,369
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23,769
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32,969
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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37,798
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31,074
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44,522
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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76,616
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68,526
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84,706
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Some college, no degree
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68,269
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60,710
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75,828
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Associate degree
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23,413
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18,806
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28,020
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Bachelor's degree
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82,527
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74,716
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90,338
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Graduate or professional degree
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51,480
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45,868
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57,092
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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82.0
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80.0
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84.0
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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36.4
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34.1
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38.7
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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214,585
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212,468
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216,702
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Never married
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79,255
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73,879
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84,631
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Now married, except separated
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99,009
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91,817
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106,201
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Separated
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3,540
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1,768
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5,312
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Widowed
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2,724
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1,521
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3,927
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Divorced
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30,057
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24,825
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35,289
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Females 15 years and over
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218,734
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216,691
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220,777
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Never married
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68,945
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62,908
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74,982
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Now married, except separated
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92,092
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85,302
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98,882
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Separated
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6,077
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3,590
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8,564
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Widowed
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17,492
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14,393
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20,591
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Divorced
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34,128
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29,275
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38,981
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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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8,434
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5,850
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11,018
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,199
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1,549
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4,849
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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37
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17
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57
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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37.9
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23.4
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52.4
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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57
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39
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75
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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92
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14
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170
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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85
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55
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115
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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16
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4
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28
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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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10,025
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5,524
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14,526
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Responsible for grandchildren
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5,064
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1,526
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8,602
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less than 1 year
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2,466
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338
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4,595
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1 or 2 years
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1,775
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69
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3,481
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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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823
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0
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1,658
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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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62.7
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46.4
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79.0
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Percent who are married
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59.4
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33.5
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85.3
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Percent who are in labor force
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65.8
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50.3
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81.3
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Percent who are in poverty
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50.0
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19.3
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80.7
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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415,096
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413,830
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416,362
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Civilian veterans
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47,731
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42,042
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53,420
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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103,494
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99,372
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107,616
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With a disability
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6,580
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4,217
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8,943
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Population 21 to 64 years
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339,902
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335,292
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344,512
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With a disability
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37,229
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31,862
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42,596
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Percent employed
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53.5
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46.2
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60.8
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No disability
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302,673
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295,720
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309,626
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Percent employed
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79.0
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76.7
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81.3
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Population 65 years and over
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56,035
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53,644
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58,426
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With a disability
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22,739
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19,099
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26,379
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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533,677
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531,060
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536,294
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Same house
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384,070
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366,750
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401,390
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Different house in the U.S.
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140,839
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123,476
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158,202
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Same county
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77,025
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64,462
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89,588
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Different county
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63,814
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50,367
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77,262
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Same state
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43,455
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32,123
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54,787
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Different state
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20,359
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13,592
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27,126
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Abroad
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8,768
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5,089
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12,448
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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541,726
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*****
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*****
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Native
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439,777
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427,437
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452,117
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Born in United States
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436,993
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424,963
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449,023
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State of residence
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206,732
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194,613
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218,851
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Different state
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230,261
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218,058
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242,464
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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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2,784
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1,261
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4,307
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Foreign born
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101,949
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89,609
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114,289
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Naturalized citizen
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22,397
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17,671
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27,123
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Not a citizen
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79,552
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67,378
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91,726
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Entered 1990 or later
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64,062
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52,355
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75,769
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Entered before 1990
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37,887
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31,020
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44,754
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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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101,949
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89,609
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114,289
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Europe
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10,060
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5,508
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14,612
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Asia
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16,235
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13,484
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18,986
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Africa
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2,988
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135
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5,841
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Oceania
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608
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0
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1,360
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Latin America
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70,622
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59,991
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81,253
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Northern America
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1,436
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233
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2,639
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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500,438
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499,498
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501,379
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English only
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364,496
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352,364
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376,628
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Language other than English
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135,942
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123,876
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148,008
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Speak English less than "very well"
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77,397
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66,236
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88,558
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Spanish
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103,736
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92,622
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114,850
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Speak English less than "very well"
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60,963
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51,297
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70,629
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Other Indo-European languages
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13,352
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8,085
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18,619
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,670
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1,695
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9,645
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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15,068
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12,581
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17,555
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,671
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5,683
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11,659
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Other languages
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3,786
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681
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6,891
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,093
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559
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3,628
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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541,726
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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1,703
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739
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2,667
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Czech
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2,799
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555
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5,043
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Danish
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3,547
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1,668
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5,426
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Dutch
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6,166
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3,851
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8,481
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English
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53,215
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45,678
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60,752
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French (except Basque)
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17,803
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13,292
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22,314
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French Canadian
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1,832
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547
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3,117
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German
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90,577
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82,824
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98,330
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Greek
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1,231
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289
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2,173
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Hungarian
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1,780
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396
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3,164
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Irish
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50,944
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44,098
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57,790
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Italian
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18,448
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13,693
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23,203
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Lithuanian
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568
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0
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1,447
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Norwegian
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10,943
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7,661
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14,225
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Polish
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12,897
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9,262
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16,532
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Portuguese
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407
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0
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943
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Russian
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9,152
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4,910
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13,394
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Scotch-Irish
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12,251
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8,852
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15,650
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Scottish
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11,974
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8,258
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15,690
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Slovak
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201
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0
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529
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Subsaharan African
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7,217
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2,572
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11,862
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Swedish
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11,148
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7,292
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15,004
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Swiss
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204
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0
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547
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Ukrainian
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1,579
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427
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2,731
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United States or American
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16,685
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11,945
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21,425
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Welsh
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5,768
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3,587
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7,949
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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934
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0
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2,102
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