2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
GA Congressional District 5
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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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154,045
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140,890
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167,200
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Nursery school, preschool
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10,577
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6,696
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14,458
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Kindergarten
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7,092
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4,247
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9,937
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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71,402
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63,675
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79,129
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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29,422
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24,167
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34,677
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College or graduate school
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35,552
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28,566
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42,538
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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371,411
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357,493
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385,329
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Less than 9th grade
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21,735
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16,166
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27,304
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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44,123
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37,813
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50,433
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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87,545
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78,605
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96,485
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Some college, no degree
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70,540
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62,963
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78,117
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Associate degree
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13,205
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9,687
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16,723
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Bachelor's degree
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80,088
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72,376
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87,800
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Graduate or professional degree
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54,175
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46,600
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61,750
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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82.3
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80.5
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84.1
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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36.1
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33.6
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38.6
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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212,874
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201,258
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224,490
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Never married
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99,423
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88,455
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110,391
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Now married, except separated
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74,842
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67,214
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82,470
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Separated
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6,713
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4,566
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8,860
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Widowed
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4,803
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2,521
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7,085
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Divorced
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27,093
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22,138
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32,048
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Females 15 years and over
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239,088
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228,488
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249,688
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Never married
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103,322
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94,664
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111,980
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Now married, except separated
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71,442
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63,991
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78,893
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Separated
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11,779
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8,698
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14,860
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Widowed
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19,903
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17,344
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22,462
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Divorced
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32,642
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27,654
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37,630
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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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8,822
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5,849
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11,795
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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4,941
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2,473
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7,409
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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43
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22
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64
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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56.0
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38.8
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73.2
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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53
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37
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70
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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37
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0
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91
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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79
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49
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109
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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27
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12
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42
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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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12,225
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8,925
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15,525
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Responsible for grandchildren
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3,738
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1,940
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5,537
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less than 1 year
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976
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0
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1,986
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1 or 2 years
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268
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0
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728
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3 or 4 years
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551
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0
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1,234
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5 or more years
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1,943
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717
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3,169
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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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70.1
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56.7
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83.5
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Percent who are married
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54.3
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32.5
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76.1
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Percent who are in labor force
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47.0
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25.2
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68.8
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Percent who are in poverty
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25.5
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4.9
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46.1
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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429,266
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411,444
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447,088
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Civilian veterans
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47,870
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42,021
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53,719
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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130,613
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120,050
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141,176
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With a disability
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8,019
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5,285
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10,753
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Population 21 to 64 years
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354,331
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337,263
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371,399
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With a disability
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47,936
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40,930
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54,942
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Percent employed
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44.8
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37.2
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52.4
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No disability
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306,395
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288,356
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324,434
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Percent employed
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79.7
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77.1
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82.3
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Population 65 years and over
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53,441
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48,648
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58,234
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With a disability
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22,966
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18,943
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26,989
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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575,735
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548,863
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602,607
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Same house
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456,473
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426,633
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486,313
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Different house in the U.S.
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114,772
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98,336
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131,208
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Same county
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63,816
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52,434
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75,198
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Different county
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50,956
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39,518
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62,394
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Same state
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23,283
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15,157
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31,409
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Different state
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27,673
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18,311
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37,035
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Abroad
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4,490
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1,358
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7,622
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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579,788
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552,631
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606,945
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Native
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545,580
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521,228
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569,932
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Born in United States
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539,068
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515,217
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562,919
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State of residence
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331,967
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314,391
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349,543
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Different state
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207,101
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190,916
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223,286
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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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6,512
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3,408
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9,616
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Foreign born
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34,208
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25,843
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42,574
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Naturalized citizen
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11,892
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7,562
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16,222
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Not a citizen
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22,316
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14,965
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29,667
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Entered 1990 or later
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23,233
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15,676
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30,790
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Entered before 1990
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10,975
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6,774
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15,176
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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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34,208
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25,843
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42,574
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Europe
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4,636
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2,095
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7,177
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Asia
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3,532
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1,989
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5,075
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Africa
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3,860
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547
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7,173
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Oceania
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164
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0
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433
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Latin America
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21,856
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14,768
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28,944
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Northern America
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160
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0
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419
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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538,759
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514,357
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563,161
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English only
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491,364
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468,888
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513,840
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Language other than English
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47,395
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38,130
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56,660
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Speak English less than "very well"
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24,175
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16,230
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32,120
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Spanish
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29,490
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21,326
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37,654
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Speak English less than "very well"
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18,552
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11,144
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25,961
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Other Indo-European languages
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11,666
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7,419
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15,913
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Speak English less than "very well"
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3,801
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1,067
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6,535
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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2,921
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240
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5,602
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Speak English less than "very well"
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891
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0
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2,366
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Other languages
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3,318
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173
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6,463
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Speak English less than "very well"
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931
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159
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1,703
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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579,788
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552,631
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606,945
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Arab
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0
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0
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545
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Czech
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661
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0
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1,696
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Danish
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580
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0
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1,362
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Dutch
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3,000
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1,282
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4,718
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English
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46,656
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36,476
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56,837
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French (except Basque)
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10,537
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6,547
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14,527
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French Canadian
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1,334
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563
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2,105
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German
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34,803
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26,393
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43,213
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Greek
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1,235
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248
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2,222
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Hungarian
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1,214
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247
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2,181
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Irish
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29,803
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23,817
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35,789
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Italian
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10,302
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5,926
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14,678
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Lithuanian
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1,089
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0
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2,589
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Norwegian
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3,652
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893
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6,411
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Polish
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5,770
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3,495
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8,045
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Portuguese
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201
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0
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548
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Russian
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4,966
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2,090
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7,842
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Scotch-Irish
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9,920
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6,848
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12,992
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Scottish
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7,502
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4,243
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10,761
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Slovak
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0
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0
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545
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Subsaharan African
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8,645
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4,005
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13,285
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Swedish
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3,038
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1,152
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4,924
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Swiss
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588
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17
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1,159
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Ukrainian
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1,460
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1
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2,919
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United States or American
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19,510
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13,402
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25,618
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Welsh
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1,662
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670
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2,654
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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2,106
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291
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3,921
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