2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Anchorage municipality
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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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78,008
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75,007
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81,009
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Nursery school, preschool
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3,995
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3,088
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4,903
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Kindergarten
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3,487
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2,712
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4,263
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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35,305
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34,132
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36,478
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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16,345
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15,220
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17,470
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College or graduate school
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18,876
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16,637
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21,115
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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157,279
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156,609
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157,949
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Less than 9th grade
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4,650
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3,771
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5,529
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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8,265
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6,976
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9,554
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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37,844
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35,146
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40,542
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Some college, no degree
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44,796
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42,140
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47,453
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Associate degree
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13,484
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11,981
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14,987
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Bachelor's degree
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30,740
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28,593
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32,887
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Graduate or professional degree
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17,500
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15,822
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19,178
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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91.8
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90.8
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92.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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30.7
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28.9
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32.5
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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97,240
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96,712
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97,768
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Never married
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29,419
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27,650
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31,188
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Now married, except separated
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53,659
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51,209
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56,109
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Separated
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1,460
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901
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2,019
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Widowed
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927
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529
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1,325
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Divorced
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11,775
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10,427
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13,123
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Females 15 years and over
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96,704
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96,262
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97,146
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Never married
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24,351
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22,397
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26,305
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Now married, except separated
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50,011
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47,561
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52,461
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Separated
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2,734
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1,972
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3,496
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Widowed
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4,464
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3,758
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5,170
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Divorced
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15,144
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13,895
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16,393
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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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4,582
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3,757
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5,407
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,329
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907
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1,751
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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40
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27
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53
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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29.0
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21.6
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36.4
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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63
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51
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75
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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31
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6
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56
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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134
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106
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162
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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17
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10
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24
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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3,827
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2,926
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4,728
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Responsible for grandchildren
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1,801
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1,131
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2,471
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less than 1 year
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466
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166
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766
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1 or 2 years
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297
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76
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518
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3 or 4 years
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800
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374
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1,226
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5 or more years
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238
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45
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431
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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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48.0
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39.6
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56.4
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Percent who are married
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74.8
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60.4
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89.2
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Percent who are in labor force
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69.5
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54.5
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84.5
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Percent who are in poverty
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8.7
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0.0
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18.8
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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176,568
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175,629
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177,507
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Civilian veterans
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34,206
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32,125
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36,287
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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67,324
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66,209
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68,439
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With a disability
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4,915
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4,019
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5,811
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Population 21 to 64 years
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152,046
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150,690
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153,402
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With a disability
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21,307
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19,302
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23,312
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Percent employed
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56.8
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52.0
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61.6
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No disability
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130,739
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128,284
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133,194
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Percent employed
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80.8
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78.8
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82.8
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Population 65 years and over
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13,421
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13,112
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13,730
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With a disability
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5,788
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5,003
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6,573
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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253,427
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252,645
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254,209
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Same house
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191,146
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185,665
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196,627
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Different house in the U.S.
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60,535
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55,209
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65,861
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Same county
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35,753
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31,996
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39,510
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Different county
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24,782
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21,190
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28,374
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Same state
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8,085
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5,714
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10,456
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Different state
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16,697
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13,696
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19,698
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Abroad
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1,746
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1,099
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2,393
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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257,923
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*****
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*****
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Native
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236,062
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234,412
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237,712
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Born in United States
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230,136
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228,067
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232,205
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State of residence
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80,153
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76,685
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83,621
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Different state
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149,983
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146,157
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153,809
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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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5,926
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4,590
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7,263
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Foreign born
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21,861
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20,211
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23,511
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Naturalized citizen
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11,931
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10,806
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13,056
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Not a citizen
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9,930
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8,249
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11,611
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Entered 1990 or later
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8,628
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7,003
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10,253
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Entered before 1990
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13,233
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11,964
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14,502
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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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21,861
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20,211
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23,511
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Europe
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4,407
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3,221
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5,593
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Asia
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10,792
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9,871
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11,713
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Africa
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778
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262
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1,294
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Oceania
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397
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4
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790
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Latin America
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4,035
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3,035
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5,035
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Northern America
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1,452
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950
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1,954
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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237,482
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236,971
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237,994
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English only
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202,983
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200,595
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205,371
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Language other than English
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34,499
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32,085
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36,913
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Speak English less than "very well"
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12,884
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11,351
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14,417
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Spanish
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11,012
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9,479
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12,545
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,653
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2,627
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4,679
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Other Indo-European languages
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6,409
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4,842
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7,977
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,639
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915
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2,363
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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13,841
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12,557
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15,125
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Speak English less than "very well"
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6,639
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5,446
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7,832
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Other languages
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3,237
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2,420
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4,054
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Speak English less than "very well"
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953
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570
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1,336
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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257,923
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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293
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8
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578
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Czech
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1,377
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600
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2,154
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Danish
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2,299
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1,557
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3,042
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Dutch
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4,991
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3,689
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6,293
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English
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31,937
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28,550
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35,324
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French (except Basque)
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8,949
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7,360
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10,538
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French Canadian
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3,136
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1,635
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4,638
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German
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48,359
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44,199
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52,519
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Greek
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906
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365
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1,447
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Hungarian
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541
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221
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861
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Irish
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35,656
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32,401
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38,911
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Italian
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10,832
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8,426
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13,238
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Lithuanian
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818
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156
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1,480
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Norwegian
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10,053
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7,910
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12,196
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Polish
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5,339
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4,295
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6,383
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Portuguese
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1,575
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918
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2,232
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Russian
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5,038
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3,357
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6,719
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Scotch-Irish
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6,374
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4,942
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7,806
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Scottish
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8,664
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7,143
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10,185
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Slovak
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319
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0
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651
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Subsaharan African
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745
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146
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1,344
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Swedish
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6,211
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4,548
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7,874
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Swiss
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2,056
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1,023
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3,089
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Ukrainian
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1,186
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392
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1,980
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United States or American
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13,473
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11,275
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15,671
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Welsh
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2,910
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1,801
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4,019
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,155
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371
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1,939
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