2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Memphis city, Shelby 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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163,831
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155,185
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172,477
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Nursery school, preschool
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10,780
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7,594
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13,966
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Kindergarten
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11,602
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8,107
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15,097
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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80,699
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75,069
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86,329
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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35,381
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30,362
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40,400
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College or graduate school
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25,369
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20,511
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30,227
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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381,526
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371,397
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391,655
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Less than 9th grade
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27,183
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21,606
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32,760
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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55,905
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48,437
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63,373
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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117,721
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106,955
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128,487
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Some college, no degree
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86,987
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76,815
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97,159
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Associate degree
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16,302
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12,872
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19,732
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Bachelor's degree
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43,026
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36,193
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49,859
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Graduate or professional degree
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34,402
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28,193
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40,611
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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78.2
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75.7
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80.7
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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20.3
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18.0
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22.6
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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210,422
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202,756
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218,088
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Never married
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76,128
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68,195
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84,061
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Now married, except separated
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93,692
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85,328
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102,056
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Separated
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10,808
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7,754
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13,862
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Widowed
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7,153
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4,652
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9,654
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Divorced
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22,641
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17,543
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27,740
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Females 15 years and over
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255,995
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249,347
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262,643
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Never married
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86,169
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79,285
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93,053
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Now married, except separated
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87,194
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79,233
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95,155
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Separated
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18,482
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13,649
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23,315
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Widowed
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30,545
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26,829
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34,261
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Divorced
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33,605
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28,238
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38,972
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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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12,851
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9,137
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16,565
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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4,257
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2,455
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6,059
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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42
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24
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60
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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33.1
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21.2
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45.0
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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75
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54
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96
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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47
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12
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82
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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151
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102
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201
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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8
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0
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16
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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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23,646
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18,000
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29,292
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Responsible for grandchildren
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15,981
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11,275
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20,687
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less than 1 year
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480
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25
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935
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1 or 2 years
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5,784
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2,951
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8,617
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3 or 4 years
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1,935
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453
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3,417
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5 or more years
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7,782
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4,781
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10,783
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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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75.8
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67.4
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84.2
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Percent who are married
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54.2
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39.4
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69.1
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Percent who are in labor force
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59.6
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45.1
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74.1
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Percent who are in poverty
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29.4
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14.9
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43.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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439,942
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428,608
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451,276
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Civilian veterans
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49,907
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43,817
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55,997
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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146,628
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139,649
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153,608
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With a disability
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16,642
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12,593
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20,691
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Population 21 to 64 years
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353,102
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341,847
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364,357
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With a disability
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59,302
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52,308
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66,296
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Percent employed
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43.5
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35.7
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51.3
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No disability
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293,800
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282,504
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305,096
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Percent employed
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77.3
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75.0
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79.6
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Population 65 years and over
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63,693
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60,449
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66,937
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With a disability
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29,180
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25,138
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33,223
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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608,602
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592,325
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624,879
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Same house
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492,686
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473,282
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512,090
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Different house in the U.S.
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113,073
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95,700
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130,446
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Same county
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89,825
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74,576
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105,074
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Different county
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23,248
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15,650
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30,846
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Same state
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3,458
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1,396
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5,521
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Different state
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19,790
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12,624
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26,956
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Abroad
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2,843
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337
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5,349
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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617,932
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601,868
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633,996
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Native
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595,563
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580,652
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610,474
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Born in United States
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593,033
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578,213
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607,853
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State of residence
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394,237
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377,371
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411,103
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Different state
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198,796
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185,287
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212,305
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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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2,530
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510
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4,550
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Foreign born
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22,369
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17,180
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27,558
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Naturalized citizen
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5,953
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2,800
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9,106
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Not a citizen
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16,416
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12,167
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20,665
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Entered 1990 or later
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10,532
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6,181
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14,883
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Entered before 1990
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11,837
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6,816
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16,858
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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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22,369
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17,180
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27,558
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Europe
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2,114
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530
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3,698
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Asia
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9,057
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5,526
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12,588
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Africa
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1,216
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12
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2,421
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Oceania
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204
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0
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557
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Latin America
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9,574
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6,274
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12,874
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Northern America
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204
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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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563,935
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549,697
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578,173
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English only
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529,075
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516,367
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541,783
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Language other than English
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34,860
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28,037
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41,683
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Speak English less than "very well"
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16,358
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10,380
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22,336
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Spanish
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19,542
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14,546
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24,538
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Speak English less than "very well"
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10,383
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5,740
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15,026
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Other Indo-European languages
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4,144
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2,060
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6,228
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Speak English less than "very well"
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858
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0
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1,848
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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6,279
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3,033
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9,525
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,780
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1,518
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6,042
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Other languages
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4,895
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1,791
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7,999
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,337
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0
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3,428
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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617,932
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601,868
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633,996
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Arab
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4,344
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0
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9,513
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Czech
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419
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0
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906
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Danish
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205
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0
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543
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Dutch
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4,228
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2,124
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6,332
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English
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34,038
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27,534
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40,542
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French (except Basque)
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6,416
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3,690
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9,142
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French Canadian
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874
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112
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1,636
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German
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30,815
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23,270
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38,360
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Greek
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385
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0
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842
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Hungarian
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998
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224
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1,772
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Irish
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32,762
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25,375
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40,149
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Italian
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8,684
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4,189
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13,179
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Lithuanian
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619
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0
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1,241
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Norwegian
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1,770
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369
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3,171
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Polish
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3,723
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1,913
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5,533
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Portuguese
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395
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0
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859
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Russian
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2,006
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470
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3,542
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Scotch-Irish
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6,990
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4,916
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9,064
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Scottish
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8,430
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5,313
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11,547
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Slovak
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0
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0
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512
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Subsaharan African
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6,501
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3,615
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9,387
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Swedish
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2,337
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542
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4,132
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Swiss
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435
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0
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928
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Ukrainian
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0
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0
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512
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United States or American
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26,063
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20,519
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31,607
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Welsh
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1,579
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404
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2,754
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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433
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0
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1,123
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