2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
St. Louis city, St. Louis city 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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83,981
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78,572
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89,390
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Nursery school, preschool
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3,940
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2,274
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5,607
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Kindergarten
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2,741
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1,032
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4,450
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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41,542
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38,848
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44,236
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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19,372
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16,067
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22,677
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College or graduate school
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16,386
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12,545
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20,227
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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210,316
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208,843
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211,789
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Less than 9th grade
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20,693
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16,844
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24,542
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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37,395
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31,887
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42,903
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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69,014
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61,563
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76,465
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Some college, no degree
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39,162
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33,943
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44,381
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Associate degree
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7,488
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4,945
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10,031
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Bachelor's degree
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20,442
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16,452
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24,432
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Graduate or professional degree
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16,122
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13,056
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19,188
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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72.4
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69.3
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75.5
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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17.4
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14.8
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20.0
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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118,821
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116,740
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120,902
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Never married
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51,362
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45,168
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57,556
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Now married, except separated
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50,966
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44,434
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57,498
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Separated
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3,704
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1,957
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5,451
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Widowed
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3,395
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1,573
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5,217
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Divorced
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9,394
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6,581
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12,207
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Females 15 years and over
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138,437
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136,381
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140,493
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Never married
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47,226
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42,222
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52,230
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Now married, except separated
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40,658
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34,632
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46,684
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Separated
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8,744
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5,461
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12,028
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Widowed
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21,584
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18,180
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24,988
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Divorced
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20,225
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16,308
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24,142
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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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2,424
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1,243
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3,605
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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770
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141
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1,399
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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14
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2
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26
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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31.8
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9.4
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54.2
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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27
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14
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40
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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37
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0
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82
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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38
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18
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58
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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14
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0
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29
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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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11,056
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7,479
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14,633
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Responsible for grandchildren
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4,808
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2,307
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7,309
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less than 1 year
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441
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24
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858
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1 or 2 years
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695
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0
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1,593
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3 or 4 years
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661
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0
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1,481
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5 or more years
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3,011
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706
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5,316
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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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74.9
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57.6
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92.2
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Percent who are married
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73.7
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50.8
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96.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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34.7
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14.2
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55.2
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Percent who are in poverty
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38.6
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10.4
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66.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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243,495
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242,847
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244,143
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Civilian veterans
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24,731
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21,086
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28,376
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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75,838
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72,805
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78,871
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With a disability
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8,376
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5,394
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11,358
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Population 21 to 64 years
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188,462
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185,421
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191,503
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With a disability
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33,894
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28,167
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39,621
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Percent employed
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36.0
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27.4
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44.6
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No disability
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154,568
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148,442
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160,694
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Percent employed
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74.1
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71.0
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77.2
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Population 65 years and over
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41,320
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40,809
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41,832
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With a disability
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20,842
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17,809
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23,875
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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325,446
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324,258
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326,634
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Same house
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267,457
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254,810
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280,104
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Different house in the U.S.
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57,069
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44,489
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69,649
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Same county
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35,510
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25,181
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45,839
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Different county
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21,559
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14,584
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28,534
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Same state
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13,136
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8,000
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18,272
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Different state
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8,423
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4,065
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12,781
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Abroad
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920
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97
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1,743
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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328,654
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*****
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*****
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Native
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309,766
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304,427
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315,105
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Born in United States
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306,901
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301,192
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312,610
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State of residence
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225,583
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215,869
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235,297
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Different state
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81,318
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71,933
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90,703
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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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2,865
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601
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5,129
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Foreign born
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18,888
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13,549
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24,227
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Naturalized citizen
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6,323
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3,891
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8,755
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Not a citizen
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12,565
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8,186
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16,944
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Entered 1990 or later
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12,442
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7,471
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17,413
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Entered before 1990
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6,446
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4,042
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8,850
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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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18,888
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13,549
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24,227
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Europe
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8,275
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4,150
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12,400
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Asia
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6,426
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5,936
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6,916
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Africa
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1,393
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88
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2,698
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Oceania
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0
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0
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505
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Latin America
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2,595
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0
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5,598
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Northern America
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199
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0
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534
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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305,620
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305,028
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306,212
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English only
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281,363
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275,783
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286,943
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Language other than English
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24,257
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18,657
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29,857
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Speak English less than "very well"
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13,661
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9,048
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18,274
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Spanish
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5,373
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3,246
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7,500
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,620
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0
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3,965
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Other Indo-European languages
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10,814
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6,504
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15,124
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,990
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2,289
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9,691
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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6,666
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6,070
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7,262
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,618
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4,529
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6,707
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Other languages
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1,404
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0
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3,085
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Speak English less than "very well"
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433
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0
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978
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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328,654
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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337
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0
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911
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Czech
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2,764
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1,114
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4,414
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Danish
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1,050
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0
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2,170
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Dutch
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3,483
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1,538
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5,428
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English
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22,352
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16,476
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28,228
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French (except Basque)
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10,496
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7,506
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13,486
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French Canadian
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1,013
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0
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2,604
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German
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53,752
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45,875
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61,629
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Greek
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175
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0
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472
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Hungarian
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606
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12
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1,200
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Irish
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35,341
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28,644
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42,038
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Italian
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15,840
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11,395
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20,285
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Lithuanian
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535
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0
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1,228
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Norwegian
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1,180
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0
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2,587
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Polish
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2,329
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793
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3,865
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Portuguese
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0
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0
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505
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Russian
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889
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287
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1,491
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Scotch-Irish
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3,398
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1,934
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4,862
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Scottish
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3,287
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1,637
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4,937
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Slovak
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216
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0
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584
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Subsaharan African
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5,899
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1,993
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9,805
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Swedish
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852
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288
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1,416
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Swiss
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1,069
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39
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2,099
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Ukrainian
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198
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0
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531
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United States or American
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6,356
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3,437
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9,275
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Welsh
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1,463
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541
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2,385
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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0
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0
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505
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