2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Raleigh 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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73,394
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66,593
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80,195
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Nursery school, preschool
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4,984
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2,955
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7,014
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Kindergarten
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3,916
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2,000
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5,832
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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23,798
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19,503
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28,093
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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12,679
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10,120
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15,238
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College or graduate school
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28,017
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22,834
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33,200
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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172,406
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163,305
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181,507
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Less than 9th grade
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5,403
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1,869
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8,937
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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10,298
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7,414
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13,182
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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23,531
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19,243
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27,819
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Some college, no degree
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35,656
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28,728
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42,584
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Associate degree
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11,946
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8,565
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15,327
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Bachelor's degree
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58,386
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52,274
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64,498
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Graduate or professional degree
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27,186
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22,865
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31,507
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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90.9
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88.6
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93.2
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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49.6
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45.8
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53.4
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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108,451
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101,828
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115,074
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Never married
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42,616
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36,610
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48,622
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Now married, except separated
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54,223
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48,844
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59,602
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Separated
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3,599
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1,249
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5,949
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Widowed
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1,993
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726
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3,260
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Divorced
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6,020
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3,654
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8,386
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Females 15 years and over
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106,465
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100,200
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112,730
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Never married
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32,935
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28,018
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37,852
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Now married, except separated
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53,606
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48,255
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58,957
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Separated
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3,060
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1,182
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4,938
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Widowed
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6,810
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5,005
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8,615
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Divorced
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10,054
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7,211
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12,897
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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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3,318
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1,812
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4,824
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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0
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0
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549
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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0
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0
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2
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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0.0
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0.0
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18.8
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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42
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22
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62
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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38
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0
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99
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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55
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20
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90
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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28
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7
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49
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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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N
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N
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N
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Responsible for grandchildren
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N
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N
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N
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less than 1 year
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0
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0
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549
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1 or 2 years
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173
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0
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460
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3 or 4 years
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612
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0
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1,587
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5 or more years
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0
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0
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549
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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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N
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N
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N
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Percent who are married
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N
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N
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N
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Percent who are in labor force
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N
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N
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N
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Percent who are in poverty
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N
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N
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N
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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204,886
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195,531
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214,242
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Civilian veterans
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17,936
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13,928
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21,944
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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52,383
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45,907
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58,859
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With a disability
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3,458
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1,851
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5,065
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Population 21 to 64 years
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172,123
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161,878
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182,368
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With a disability
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14,873
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11,194
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18,553
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Percent employed
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54.5
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42.1
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66.9
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No disability
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157,250
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147,302
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167,198
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Percent employed
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84.1
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81.3
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86.9
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Population 65 years and over
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21,349
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18,468
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24,230
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With a disability
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8,751
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6,873
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10,629
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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261,900
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248,123
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275,678
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Same house
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191,146
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175,057
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207,235
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Different house in the U.S.
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64,472
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52,137
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76,807
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Same county
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43,859
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33,047
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54,671
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Different county
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20,613
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13,916
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27,310
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Same state
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8,142
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4,986
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11,298
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Different state
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12,471
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6,858
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18,084
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Abroad
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6,282
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2,253
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10,311
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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265,778
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251,657
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279,899
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Native
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230,323
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216,265
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244,381
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Born in United States
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227,720
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213,563
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241,877
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State of residence
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125,243
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114,330
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136,156
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Different state
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102,477
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91,303
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113,651
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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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2,603
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988
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4,218
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Foreign born
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35,455
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26,854
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44,056
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Naturalized citizen
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9,173
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5,833
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12,513
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Not a citizen
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26,282
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17,174
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35,390
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Entered 1990 or later
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21,831
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14,706
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28,956
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Entered before 1990
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13,624
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9,017
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18,231
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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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35,455
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26,854
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44,056
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Europe
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7,586
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2,050
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13,122
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Asia
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13,604
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10,545
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16,663
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Africa
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6,668
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2,393
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10,943
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Oceania
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0
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0
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549
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Latin America
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7,061
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3,002
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11,120
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Northern America
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536
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25
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1,048
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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246,089
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233,196
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258,982
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English only
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213,361
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201,771
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224,951
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Language other than English
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32,728
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24,140
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41,316
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Speak English less than "very well"
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15,306
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8,602
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22,010
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Spanish
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8,033
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3,175
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12,891
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,124
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1,167
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9,081
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Other Indo-European languages
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13,125
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6,848
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19,402
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,772
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697
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10,847
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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9,705
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6,400
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13,010
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,015
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1,882
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6,148
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Other languages
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1,865
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108
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3,622
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Speak English less than "very well"
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395
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0
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898
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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265,778
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251,657
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279,899
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Arab
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1,582
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0
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3,173
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Czech
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175
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0
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465
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Danish
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167
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0
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446
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Dutch
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4,345
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1,423
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7,267
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English
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45,435
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38,456
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52,415
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French (except Basque)
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5,817
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3,698
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7,936
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French Canadian
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191
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0
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503
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German
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25,891
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19,426
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32,356
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Greek
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185
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0
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482
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Hungarian
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750
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3
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1,497
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Irish
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23,762
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18,446
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29,078
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Italian
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8,822
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5,946
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11,698
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Lithuanian
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176
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0
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461
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Norwegian
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2,955
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582
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5,328
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Polish
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4,650
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2,310
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6,990
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Portuguese
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174
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0
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473
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Russian
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2,746
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820
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4,672
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Scotch-Irish
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8,639
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5,562
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11,716
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Scottish
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9,488
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5,926
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13,050
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Slovak
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719
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0
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1,523
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Subsaharan African
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5,426
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730
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10,122
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Swedish
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1,681
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371
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2,991
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Swiss
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662
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0
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1,441
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Ukrainian
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4,243
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0
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10,299
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United States or American
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15,375
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10,666
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20,084
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Welsh
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1,347
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448
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2,246
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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820
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0
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1,803
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