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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
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Total
population
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248,709,873
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Urban population
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187,051,543 |
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Rural population
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61,658,330 |
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Farm population
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3,871,583 |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Persons
3 years and over enrolled in school
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64,987,101
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Preprimary school
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4,503,285 |
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Elementary or high
school
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42,566,788 |
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Percent in private
school
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9.8 |
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College
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17,917,028 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Persons
25 years and over
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158,868,436
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Less than 9th grade
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16,502,211 |
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9th to 12th grade,
no diploma
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22,841,507 |
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High school graduate
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47,642,763 |
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Some college, no degree
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29,779,777 |
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Associate degree
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9,791,925 |
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Bachelor's degree
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20,832,567 |
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Graduate or professional
degree
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11,477,686 |
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Percent high school
graduate or higher
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75.2 |
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Percent bachelor's
degree or higher
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20.3 |
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RESIDENCE IN 1985
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Persons
5 years and over
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230,445,777
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Lived in same house
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122,796,970 |
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Lived in different
house in U.S.
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102,540,097 |
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Same state
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80,954,800 |
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Same county
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58,675,635 |
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Different county
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22,279,165 |
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Different state
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21,585,297 |
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Lived abroad
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5,108,710 |
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DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
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Persons
16 to 64 years
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157,323,922
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With a mobility or
self-care limitation
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7,214,762 |
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With a mobility limitation
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3,452,631 |
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With a self-care limitation
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5,383,939 |
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With a work disability
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12,826,449 |
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In labor force
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5,043,990 |
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Prevented from working
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6,594,029 |
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Persons
65 years and over
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29,563,511
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With a mobility or
self-care limitation
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5,943,441 |
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With a mobility limitation
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4,611,920 |
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With a self-care limitation
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3,524,084 |
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CHILDREN EVER BORN
PER 1,000 WOMEN
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Women 15 to 24 years
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305 |
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Women 25 to 34 years
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1,330 |
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Women 35 to 44 years
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1,960 |
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian
veterans 16 years and over
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27,481,055
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65 years and over
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7,158,654 |
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NATIVITY AND PLACE
OF BIRTH
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Total
population
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248,709,873
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Native population
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228,942,557 |
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Percent born in state
of residence
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67.1 |
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Foreign-born population
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19,767,316 |
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Entered the U.S. 1980
to 1990
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8,663,627 |
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT
HOME
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Persons
5 years and over
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230,445,777
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Speak a language other
than English
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31,844,979 |
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Do not speak English
"very well"
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13,982,502 |
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Speak Spanish
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17,345,064 |
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Do not speak English
"very well"
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8,309,995 |
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Speak Asian or Pacific
Island language
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4,471,621 |
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Do not speak English
"very well"
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2,420,355 |
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ANCESTRY
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Total
ancestries reported
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296,379,515
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Arab
|
870,738 |
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Austrian
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870,531 |
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Belgian
|
394,655 |
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Canadian
|
560,891 |
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Czech
|
1,615,477 |
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Danish
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1,634,669 |
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Dutch
|
6,227,089 |
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English
|
32,655,779 |
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Finnish
|
658,870 |
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French (except Basque)
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10,337,400 |
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French Canadian
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2,835,398 |
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German
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57,985,595 |
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Greek
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1,110,373 |
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Hungarian
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1,582,302 |
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Irish
|
38,769,200 |
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Italian
|
14,714,939 |
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Lithuanian
|
811,865 |
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Norwegian
|
3,869,395 |
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Polish
|
9,366,106 |
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Portuguese
|
1,153,351 |
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Romanian
|
365,544 |
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Russian
|
2,951,373 |
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Scotch-Irish
|
5,617,773 |
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Scottish
|
5,393,581 |
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Slovak
|
1,882,897 |
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Subsaharan African
|
506,188 |
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Swedish
|
4,680,863 |
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Swiss
|
1,045,495 |
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Ukrainian
|
740,803 |
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United States or American
|
13,052,277 |
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Welsh
|
2,033,893 |
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West Indian (excluding
Hispanic origin groups)
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1,155,490 |
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Yugoslavian
|
497,684 |
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Other ancestries
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68,431,031 |
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| Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary
Tape File 3 (Sample Data) |
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