2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA 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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98,873
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92,133
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105,613
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Nursery school, preschool
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4,510
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2,538
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6,482
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Kindergarten
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5,777
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3,817
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7,737
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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45,823
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41,343
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50,303
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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21,097
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19,043
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23,151
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College or graduate school
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21,666
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17,046
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26,286
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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323,290
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318,434
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328,146
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Less than 9th grade
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40,688
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35,118
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46,258
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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41,823
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35,964
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47,682
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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107,099
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98,316
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115,882
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Some college, no degree
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57,482
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52,256
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62,708
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Associate degree
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17,537
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13,655
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21,419
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Bachelor's degree
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36,599
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31,189
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42,009
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Graduate or professional degree
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22,062
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18,572
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25,552
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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74.5
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72.2
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76.8
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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18.1
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16.0
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20.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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182,018
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178,546
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185,490
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Never married
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42,615
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37,914
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47,316
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Now married, except separated
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116,120
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110,152
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122,088
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Separated
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2,304
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1,088
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3,520
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Widowed
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5,223
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3,246
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7,200
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Divorced
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15,756
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11,964
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19,548
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Females 15 years and over
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192,587
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188,292
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196,882
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Never married
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33,655
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29,225
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38,085
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Now married, except separated
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107,983
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101,802
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114,164
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Separated
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4,248
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2,202
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6,294
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Widowed
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24,244
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20,716
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27,772
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Divorced
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22,457
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18,954
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25,960
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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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6,345
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3,865
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8,825
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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1,876
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289
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3,463
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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43
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5
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81
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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29.6
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9.6
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49.6
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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58
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35
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81
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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78
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0
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156
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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104
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59
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149
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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13
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0
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30
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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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9,481
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6,641
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12,321
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Responsible for grandchildren
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6,137
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3,629
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8,645
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less than 1 year
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1,258
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0
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3,113
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1 or 2 years
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827
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10
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1,644
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3 or 4 years
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0
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0
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465
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5 or more years
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4,052
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2,239
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5,865
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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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50.4
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43.0
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57.8
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Percent who are married
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91.2
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81.3
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100.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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27.0
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11.8
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42.2
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Percent who are in poverty
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27.6
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3.3
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51.9
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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359,073
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352,861
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365,285
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Civilian veterans
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50,124
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45,796
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54,452
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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89,061
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84,476
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93,646
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With a disability
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8,320
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5,822
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10,818
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Population 21 to 64 years
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272,823
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266,236
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279,410
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With a disability
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61,499
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54,741
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68,257
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Percent employed
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38.5
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32.6
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44.4
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No disability
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211,324
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202,868
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219,780
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Percent employed
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74.2
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71.2
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77.2
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Population 65 years and over
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72,175
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69,649
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74,701
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With a disability
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36,746
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32,935
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40,558
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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455,966
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447,267
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464,665
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Same house
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396,217
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383,316
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409,118
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Different house in the U.S.
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59,749
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48,471
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71,027
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Same county
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37,684
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27,621
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47,747
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Different county
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22,065
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14,551
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29,579
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Same state
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4,773
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2,712
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6,834
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Different state
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17,292
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10,037
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24,547
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Abroad
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0
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0
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465
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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460,803
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452,025
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469,581
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Native
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456,348
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447,420
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465,276
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Born in United States
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455,247
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446,119
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464,375
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State of residence
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311,012
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299,503
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322,521
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Different state
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144,235
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133,119
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155,351
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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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1,101
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104
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2,098
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Foreign born
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4,455
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2,523
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6,387
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Naturalized citizen
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2,073
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664
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3,482
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Not a citizen
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2,382
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1,199
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3,565
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Entered 1990 or later
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1,027
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11
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2,043
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Entered before 1990
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3,428
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1,834
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5,022
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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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N
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N
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N
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Europe
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N
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N
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N
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Asia
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N
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N
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N
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Africa
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N
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N
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N
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Oceania
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N
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N
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N
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Latin America
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N
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N
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N
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Northern America
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N
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N
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N
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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434,059
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426,058
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442,060
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English only
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424,431
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416,112
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432,750
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Language other than English
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9,628
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6,853
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12,403
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,511
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2,118
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4,904
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Spanish
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6,379
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4,280
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8,478
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,542
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1,423
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3,661
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Other Indo-European languages
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1,439
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329
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2,549
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Speak English less than "very well"
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222
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0
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587
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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1,026
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137
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1,915
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Speak English less than "very well"
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558
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0
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1,243
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Other languages
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784
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0
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1,914
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Speak English less than "very well"
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189
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0
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498
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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460,803
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452,025
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469,581
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Arab
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0
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0
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465
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Czech
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509
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17
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1,001
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Danish
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0
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0
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465
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Dutch
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13,382
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8,693
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18,071
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English
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50,985
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41,572
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60,398
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French (except Basque)
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7,981
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3,323
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12,639
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French Canadian
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1,201
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234
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2,168
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German
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57,152
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46,983
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67,321
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Greek
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440
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0
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1,211
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Hungarian
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578
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14
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1,142
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Irish
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64,481
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52,494
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76,468
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Italian
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6,599
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3,510
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9,688
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Lithuanian
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0
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0
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465
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Norwegian
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1,974
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482
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3,466
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Polish
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3,434
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1,355
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5,513
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Portuguese
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0
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0
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465
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Russian
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853
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0
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1,950
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Scotch-Irish
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22,571
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16,748
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28,394
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Scottish
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10,038
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6,126
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13,950
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Slovak
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370
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0
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820
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Subsaharan African
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724
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0
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2,874
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Swedish
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2,027
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824
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3,230
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Swiss
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265
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0
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720
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Ukrainian
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372
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0
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796
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United States or American
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79,407
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67,445
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91,370
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Welsh
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5,694
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2,378
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9,011
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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798
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0
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1,730
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