2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
NV Congressional District 1
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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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224,343
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212,150
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236,537
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Nursery school, preschool
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9,041
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6,026
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12,056
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Kindergarten
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14,319
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10,635
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18,003
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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114,847
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106,765
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122,929
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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48,288
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42,101
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54,476
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College or graduate school
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37,848
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32,665
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43,031
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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615,413
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600,943
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629,884
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Less than 9th grade
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46,717
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40,274
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53,160
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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86,437
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76,791
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96,083
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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208,449
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196,193
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220,705
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Some college, no degree
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138,760
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127,858
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149,662
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Associate degree
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36,130
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30,776
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41,484
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Bachelor's degree
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61,798
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54,835
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68,761
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Graduate or professional degree
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37,122
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32,088
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42,156
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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78.4
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76.9
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79.9
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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16.1
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14.8
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17.4
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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375,584
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364,910
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386,258
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Never married
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117,829
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108,620
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127,038
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Now married, except separated
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182,658
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172,438
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192,878
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Separated
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11,026
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7,792
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14,260
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Widowed
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10,970
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8,650
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13,290
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Divorced
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53,101
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46,295
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59,907
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Females 15 years and over
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357,356
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347,341
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367,372
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Never married
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78,037
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69,871
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86,203
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Now married, except separated
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178,870
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170,130
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187,610
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Separated
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9,007
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6,106
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11,908
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Widowed
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37,070
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32,655
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41,485
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Divorced
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54,372
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48,422
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60,322
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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11,762
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9,219
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14,305
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,388
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1,898
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4,878
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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31
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18
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44
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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28.8
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17.4
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40.2
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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49
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37
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61
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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24
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0
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50
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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99
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76
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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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20,650
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16,226
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25,074
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Responsible for grandchildren
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5,961
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3,184
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8,738
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less than 1 year
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401
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0
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886
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1 or 2 years
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1,296
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280
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2,312
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3 or 4 years
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1,351
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0
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3,044
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5 or more years
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2,913
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888
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4,938
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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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51.8
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41.4
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62.2
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Percent who are married
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71.0
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51.2
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90.8
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Percent who are in labor force
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68.5
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54.0
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83.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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10.3
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0.4
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20.2
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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698,667
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681,647
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715,687
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Civilian veterans
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98,671
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91,866
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105,476
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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220,417
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208,596
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232,238
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With a disability
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10,395
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6,963
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13,827
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Population 21 to 64 years
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557,534
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540,580
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574,488
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With a disability
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64,125
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57,005
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71,245
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Percent employed
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43.0
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38.4
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47.6
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No disability
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493,409
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476,039
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510,779
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Percent employed
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80.0
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78.5
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81.5
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Population 65 years and over
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102,155
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96,680
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107,630
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With a disability
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40,885
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36,117
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45,654
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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949,848
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924,511
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975,185
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Same house
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776,668
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746,933
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806,403
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Different house in the U.S.
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164,239
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147,165
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181,313
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Same county
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108,708
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94,249
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123,167
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Different county
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55,531
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45,512
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65,550
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Same state
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1,901
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558
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3,244
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Different state
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53,630
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43,768
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63,492
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Abroad
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8,941
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5,849
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12,033
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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962,554
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937,040
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988,068
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Native
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751,596
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726,853
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776,339
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Born in United States
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737,948
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713,132
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762,764
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State of residence
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224,491
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207,433
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241,549
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Different state
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513,457
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494,111
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532,803
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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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13,648
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9,495
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17,801
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Foreign born
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210,958
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195,653
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226,263
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Naturalized citizen
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82,041
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70,920
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93,162
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Not a citizen
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128,917
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114,780
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143,054
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Entered 1990 or later
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97,746
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82,711
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112,781
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Entered before 1990
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113,212
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102,380
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124,044
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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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210,958
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195,653
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226,263
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Europe
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23,100
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17,452
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28,748
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Asia
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43,858
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38,405
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49,311
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Africa
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3,043
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835
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5,251
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Oceania
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219
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0
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608
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Latin America
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135,362
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123,466
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147,259
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Northern America
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5,376
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3,619
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7,133
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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881,399
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858,556
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904,242
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English only
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610,131
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585,518
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634,744
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Language other than English
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271,268
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253,755
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288,781
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Speak English less than "very well"
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159,569
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147,557
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171,581
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Spanish
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196,378
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182,465
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210,291
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Speak English less than "very well"
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132,403
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121,190
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143,616
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Other Indo-European languages
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27,955
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20,010
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35,900
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Speak English less than "very well"
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7,729
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4,449
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11,009
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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41,449
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34,994
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47,904
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Speak English less than "very well"
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18,803
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15,016
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22,590
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Other languages
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5,486
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2,173
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8,799
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Speak English less than "very well"
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634
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0
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1,438
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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962,554
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937,040
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988,068
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Arab
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9,476
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1,013
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17,939
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Czech
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3,992
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1,977
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6,007
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Danish
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4,891
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3,023
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6,759
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Dutch
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10,590
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7,391
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13,789
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English
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97,354
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85,187
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109,521
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French (except Basque)
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48,418
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36,271
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60,565
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French Canadian
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5,398
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2,804
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7,992
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German
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113,940
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102,327
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125,553
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Greek
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6,243
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852
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11,634
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Hungarian
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6,028
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2,880
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9,176
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Irish
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97,252
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86,321
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108,183
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Italian
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61,457
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52,187
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70,727
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Lithuanian
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1,420
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311
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2,529
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Norwegian
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13,389
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9,330
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17,448
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Polish
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21,483
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15,819
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27,147
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Portuguese
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6,188
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2,650
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9,726
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Russian
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7,472
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4,580
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10,364
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Scotch-Irish
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16,156
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10,927
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21,385
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Scottish
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10,937
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7,759
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14,115
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Slovak
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1,345
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121
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2,569
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Subsaharan African
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1,403
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456
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2,350
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Swedish
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8,119
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5,583
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10,655
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Swiss
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4,336
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1,899
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6,773
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Ukrainian
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2,148
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574
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3,722
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United States or American
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26,025
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20,375
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31,675
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Welsh
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3,783
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2,138
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5,428
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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2,478
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524
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4,432
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