2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Mesa city
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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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122,069
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105,236
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138,902
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Nursery school, preschool
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7,469
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3,875
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11,063
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Kindergarten
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11,519
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7,511
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15,527
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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53,089
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42,630
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63,548
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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22,326
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17,343
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27,309
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College or graduate school
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27,666
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21,437
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33,895
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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260,711
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245,374
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276,048
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Less than 9th grade
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15,817
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9,417
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22,217
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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31,658
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23,830
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39,486
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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59,942
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53,443
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66,441
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Some college, no degree
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80,797
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70,310
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91,284
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Associate degree
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23,148
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18,318
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27,978
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Bachelor's degree
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34,786
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29,189
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40,383
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Graduate or professional degree
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14,563
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10,669
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18,457
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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81.8
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78.2
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85.4
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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18.9
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16.4
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21.4
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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149,807
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140,042
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159,572
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Never married
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40,777
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34,210
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47,344
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Now married, except separated
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89,749
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84,137
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95,361
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Separated
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3,853
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1,322
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6,384
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Widowed
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3,485
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2,003
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4,967
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Divorced
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11,943
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8,839
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15,047
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Females 15 years and over
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173,080
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160,383
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185,777
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Never married
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45,203
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37,450
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52,956
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Now married, except separated
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89,769
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83,138
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96,400
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Separated
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5,701
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2,931
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8,471
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Widowed
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14,838
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11,962
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17,714
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Divorced
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17,569
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13,243
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21,895
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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11,009
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7,805
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14,213
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,713
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1,779
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5,647
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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68
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35
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101
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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33.7
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20.0
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47.4
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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96
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68
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124
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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78
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4
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152
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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169
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116
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222
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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21
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0
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47
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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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6,264
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3,535
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8,993
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Responsible for grandchildren
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2,100
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937
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3,263
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less than 1 year
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208
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0
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558
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1 or 2 years
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556
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0
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1,251
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3 or 4 years
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407
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0
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882
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5 or more years
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929
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248
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1,610
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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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72.8
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52.2
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93.4
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Percent who are married
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54.6
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22.6
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86.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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64.5
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34.0
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95.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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9.9
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0.0
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25.7
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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306,408
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289,377
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323,439
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Civilian veterans
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39,039
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33,960
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44,118
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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106,109
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90,886
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121,332
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With a disability
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8,936
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4,852
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13,020
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Population 21 to 64 years
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233,618
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216,611
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250,625
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With a disability
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30,014
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24,590
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35,438
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Percent employed
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56.3
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47.4
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65.2
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No disability
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203,604
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187,413
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219,795
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Percent employed
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76.7
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73.6
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79.8
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Population 65 years and over
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54,195
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47,786
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60,604
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With a disability
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22,540
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18,494
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26,586
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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424,783
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394,123
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455,443
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Same house
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328,652
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299,647
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357,657
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Different house in the U.S.
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95,091
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78,068
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112,114
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Same county
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71,923
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57,301
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86,545
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Different county
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23,168
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15,586
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30,750
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Same state
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3,502
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1,586
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5,418
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Different state
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19,666
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11,987
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27,345
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Abroad
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1,040
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0
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2,175
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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435,092
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403,711
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466,473
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Native
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376,684
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349,015
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404,353
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Born in United States
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373,706
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346,298
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401,114
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State of residence
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144,282
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124,744
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163,820
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Different state
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229,424
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212,903
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245,945
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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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2,978
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1,057
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4,899
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Foreign born
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58,408
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44,145
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72,671
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Naturalized citizen
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13,959
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9,913
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18,005
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Not a citizen
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44,449
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29,421
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59,477
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Entered 1990 or later
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36,978
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23,298
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50,658
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Entered before 1990
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21,430
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15,310
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27,550
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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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58,408
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44,145
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72,671
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Europe
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6,464
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4,002
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8,926
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Asia
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5,518
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2,272
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8,764
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Africa
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1,590
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0
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3,511
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Oceania
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0
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0
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384
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Latin America
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40,149
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24,769
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55,529
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Northern America
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4,687
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2,384
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6,990
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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394,119
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366,585
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421,653
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English only
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309,760
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286,584
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332,936
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Language other than English
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84,359
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67,211
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101,507
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Speak English less than "very well"
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36,721
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23,912
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49,530
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Spanish
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69,699
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52,049
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87,349
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Speak English less than "very well"
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31,832
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18,401
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45,263
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Other Indo-European languages
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6,466
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3,240
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9,692
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Speak English less than "very well"
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626
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17
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1,235
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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5,354
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1,858
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8,850
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,701
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726
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6,676
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Other languages
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2,840
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0
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5,833
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Speak English less than "very well"
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562
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0
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1,484
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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435,092
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403,711
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466,473
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Arab
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1,264
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46
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2,482
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Czech
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1,754
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297
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3,211
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Danish
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6,883
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2,971
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10,795
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Dutch
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9,796
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4,999
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14,593
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English
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57,598
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47,500
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67,696
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French (except Basque)
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17,303
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11,893
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22,713
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French Canadian
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2,431
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999
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3,863
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German
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88,973
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74,001
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103,945
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Greek
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1,083
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141
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2,025
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Hungarian
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6,273
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647
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11,900
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Irish
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42,542
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35,188
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49,896
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Italian
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21,285
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12,042
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30,528
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Lithuanian
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765
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138
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1,392
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Norwegian
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14,814
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7,920
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21,708
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Polish
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12,439
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7,664
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17,214
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Portuguese
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2,392
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719
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4,065
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Russian
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2,779
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981
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4,578
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Scotch-Irish
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7,879
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4,873
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10,885
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Scottish
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12,488
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7,518
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17,458
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Slovak
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394
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0
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1,042
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Subsaharan African
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3,362
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621
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6,103
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Swedish
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8,561
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5,256
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11,866
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Swiss
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754
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119
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1,389
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Ukrainian
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191
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0
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511
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United States or American
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19,032
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10,561
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27,503
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Welsh
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3,890
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1,630
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6,151
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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227
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0
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618
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