2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Columbia, SC MSA
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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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143,111
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136,874
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149,348
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Nursery school, preschool
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9,690
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6,656
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12,724
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Kindergarten
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8,777
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5,766
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11,788
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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60,574
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56,598
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64,551
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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29,877
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26,815
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32,939
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College or graduate school
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34,193
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29,030
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39,356
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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335,170
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330,382
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339,958
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Less than 9th grade
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11,348
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7,302
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15,394
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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32,832
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26,913
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38,751
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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87,482
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79,645
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95,320
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Some college, no degree
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68,346
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60,170
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76,522
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Associate degree
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32,740
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27,772
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37,708
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Bachelor's degree
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67,135
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59,933
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74,337
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Graduate or professional degree
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35,287
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29,859
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40,716
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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86.8
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84.7
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88.9
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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30.6
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28.0
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33.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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187,736
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184,459
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191,013
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Never married
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56,226
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49,755
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62,697
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Now married, except separated
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103,626
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96,879
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110,373
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Separated
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6,787
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3,855
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9,719
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Widowed
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3,867
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2,554
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5,180
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Divorced
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17,230
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13,720
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20,740
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Females 15 years and over
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215,041
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211,480
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218,602
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Never married
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54,815
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49,453
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60,178
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Now married, except separated
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103,566
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96,943
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110,189
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Separated
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10,470
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7,356
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13,584
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Widowed
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20,913
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17,686
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24,140
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Divorced
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25,277
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21,008
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29,546
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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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6,301
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3,907
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8,695
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,484
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888
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4,080
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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35
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14
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56
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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39.4
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21.1
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57.7
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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43
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27
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60
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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47
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0
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108
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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86
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50
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122
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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8
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1
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15
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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11,423
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7,476
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15,370
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Responsible for grandchildren
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7,259
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3,825
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10,693
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less than 1 year
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508
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125
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891
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1 or 2 years
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2,417
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599
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4,235
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3 or 4 years
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1,426
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0
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3,144
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5 or more years
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2,908
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687
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5,129
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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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66.6
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53.6
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79.6
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Percent who are married
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77.7
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57.4
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98.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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74.8
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59.0
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90.6
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Percent who are in poverty
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14.1
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0.2
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28.0
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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379,391
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373,416
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385,366
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Civilian veterans
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57,199
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52,774
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61,624
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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118,589
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113,670
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123,508
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With a disability
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6,523
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4,221
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8,825
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Population 21 to 64 years
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306,856
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300,207
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313,506
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With a disability
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35,453
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29,746
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41,160
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Percent employed
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46.7
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38.8
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54.6
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No disability
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271,403
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262,219
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280,587
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Percent employed
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83.1
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80.5
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85.7
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Population 65 years and over
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52,545
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50,738
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54,352
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With a disability
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22,465
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19,135
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25,795
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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508,853
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500,738
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516,968
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Same house
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417,130
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402,212
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432,048
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Different house in the U.S.
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90,080
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75,806
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104,354
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Same county
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45,727
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35,571
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55,883
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Different county
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44,353
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32,960
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55,746
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Same state
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22,655
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14,847
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30,463
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Different state
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21,698
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14,139
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29,257
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Abroad
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1,643
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0
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3,691
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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514,194
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506,338
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522,050
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Native
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499,380
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490,465
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508,295
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Born in United States
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493,421
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484,526
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502,316
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State of residence
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333,706
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321,456
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345,956
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Different state
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159,715
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146,817
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172,613
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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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5,959
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3,765
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8,154
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Foreign born
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14,814
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10,613
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19,015
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Naturalized citizen
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5,384
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3,383
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7,385
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Not a citizen
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9,430
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5,455
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13,405
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Entered 1990 or later
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7,657
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3,925
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11,389
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Entered before 1990
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7,157
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4,303
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10,012
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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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14,814
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10,613
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19,015
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Europe
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7,392
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3,777
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11,007
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Asia
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2,402
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1,056
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3,748
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Africa
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502
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0
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1,010
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Oceania
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404
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0
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1,120
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Latin America
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2,918
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463
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5,373
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Northern America
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1,196
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0
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2,503
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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480,314
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473,074
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487,554
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English only
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462,094
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453,532
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470,656
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Language other than English
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18,220
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13,491
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22,949
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Speak English less than "very well"
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5,311
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1,636
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8,986
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Spanish
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6,139
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3,595
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8,683
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,961
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483
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3,439
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Other Indo-European languages
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8,902
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4,996
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12,808
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,954
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0
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6,421
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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2,463
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729
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4,197
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Speak English less than "very well"
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396
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0
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894
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Other languages
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716
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0
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1,437
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Speak English less than "very well"
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0
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0
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465
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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514,194
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506,338
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522,050
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Arab
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337
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0
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895
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Czech
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4,381
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2,023
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6,739
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Danish
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480
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0
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972
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Dutch
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7,441
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4,149
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10,733
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English
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59,616
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51,097
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68,135
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French (except Basque)
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9,698
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5,637
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13,759
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French Canadian
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2,473
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767
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4,179
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German
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64,187
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54,224
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74,150
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Greek
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982
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129
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1,835
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Hungarian
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375
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0
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839
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Irish
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51,009
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43,003
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59,015
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Italian
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9,816
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6,473
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13,159
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Lithuanian
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1,531
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0
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3,646
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Norwegian
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1,588
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0
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3,218
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Polish
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6,893
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3,621
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10,165
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Portuguese
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499
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0
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1,266
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Russian
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3,881
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442
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7,320
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Scotch-Irish
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21,689
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17,076
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26,302
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Scottish
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14,889
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11,277
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18,501
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Slovak
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334
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0
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875
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Subsaharan African
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3,963
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1,698
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6,228
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Swedish
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2,618
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155
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5,081
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Swiss
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369
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0
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829
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Ukrainian
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0
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0
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465
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United States or American
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78,063
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66,452
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89,674
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Welsh
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2,027
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839
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3,215
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,472
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0
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3,452
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