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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 16. Annual High School Dropout Rates1 for Grades 10–12 by Sex, Race, and Hispanic
Origin, 1980–2000
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Male
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Female
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White
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Black
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Total students
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High school dropouts
|
Total students
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High school dropouts
|
Total students
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High school dropouts
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Total students
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High school dropouts
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Total students
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High school dropouts
|
Total students
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High school dropouts
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Number
|
Rate
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Number
|
Rate
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Number
|
Rate
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Number
|
Rate
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Number
|
Rate
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Number
|
Rate
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| 1980 |
10,891
|
658
|
6.0
|
5,445
|
362
|
6.6
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5,448
|
296
|
5.4
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9,177
|
517
|
5.6
|
1,496
|
124
|
8.3
|
646
|
74
|
11.5
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| 1981 |
10,868
|
639
|
5.9
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5,379
|
322
|
6.0
|
5,487
|
316
|
5.8
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9,067
|
478
|
5.3
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1,516
|
146
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9.6
|
717
|
77
|
10.7
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| 1982 |
10,611
|
577
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5.4
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5,310
|
305
|
5.7
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5,301
|
271
|
5.1
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8,769
|
444
|
5.1
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1,553
|
121
|
7.8
|
692
|
65
|
9.4
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| 1983 |
10,331
|
535
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5.2
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5,130
|
294
|
5.7
|
5,200
|
241
|
4.6
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8,531
|
410
|
4.8
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1,498
|
103
|
6.9
|
691
|
68
|
9.8
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| 1984 |
10,041
|
507
|
5.0
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4,986
|
268
|
5.4
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5,054
|
238
|
4.7
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8,221
|
410
|
5.0
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1,524
|
88
|
5.8
|
706
|
77
|
10.9
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| 1985 |
9,704
|
504
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5.2
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4,831
|
259
|
5.4
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4,874
|
245
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5.0
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7,967
|
384
|
4.8
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1,422
|
110
|
7.7
|
729
|
71
|
9.7
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| 1986 |
9,829
|
421
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4.3
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4,910
|
213
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4.3
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4,917
|
208
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4.2
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8,011
|
333
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4.2
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1,449
|
68
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4.7
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764
|
91
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11.9
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| 1987 |
9,802
|
403
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4.1
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4,921
|
215
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4.4
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4,879
|
187
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3.8
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7,979
|
299
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3.7
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1,463
|
93
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6.4
|
769
|
43
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5.6
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| 1988 |
9,590
|
461
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4.8
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4,960
|
256
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5.2
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4,628
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206
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4.5
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7,727
|
362
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4.7
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1,468
|
93
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6.3
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730
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77
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10.5
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| 1989 |
8,974
|
404
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4.5
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4,519
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203
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4.5
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4,453
|
199
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4.5
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7,243
|
286
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3.9
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1,384
|
106
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7.7
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762
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59
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7.7
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| 1990
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8,679
|
347
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4.0
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4,356
|
177
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4.1
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4,323
|
170
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3.9
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6,984
|
266
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3.8
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1,303
|
66
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5.1
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811
|
65
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8.0
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| 1991
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8,612
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348
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4.0
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4,380
|
167
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3.8
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4,231
|
180
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4.3
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6,856
|
254
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3.7
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1,366
|
85
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6.2
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809
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59
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7.3
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| 1992
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8,939
|
384
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4.3
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4,580
|
175
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3.8
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4,357
|
207
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4.8
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7,077
|
292
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4.1
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1,422
|
70
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4.9
|
917
|
72
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7.9
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| 1993r4 |
9,430
|
404
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4.3
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4,787
|
211
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4.4
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4,640
|
192
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4.1
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7,442
|
306
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4.1
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1,499
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80
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5.4
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1,061
|
69
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6.5
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| 1993 |
9,021
|
382
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4.2
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4,570
|
199
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4.4
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4,452
|
183
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4.1
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7,152
|
290
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4.1
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1,447
|
78
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5.3
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943
|
60
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6.4
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| 1994
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9,922
|
497
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5.0
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5,048
|
249
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4.9
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4,873
|
247
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5.1
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7,862
|
371
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4.7
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1,559
|
96
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6.1
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1,179
|
109
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9.2
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| 1995 |
10,106
|
544
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5.4
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5,161
|
297
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5.8
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4,946
|
247
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5.0
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7,926
|
402
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5.1
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1,598
|
97
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6.1
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1,251
|
145
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11.6
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| 1996
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10,249
|
485
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4.7
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5,175
|
240
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4.6
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5,072
|
244
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4.8
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8,005
|
361
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4.5
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1,704
|
107
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6.3
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1,195
|
100
|
8.4
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1997 |
10,645
|
454
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4.3
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5,330
|
251
|
4.7
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5,313
|
203
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3.8
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8,402
|
355
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4.2
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1,678
|
80
|
4.8
|
1,377
|
119
|
8.6
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1998 |
10,791
|
479
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4.4
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5,486
|
237
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4.3
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5,305
|
243
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4.6
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8,487
|
371
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4.4
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1,759
|
88
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5.0
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1,368
|
115
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8.4
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1999 |
11,067
|
520
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4.7
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5,659
|
243
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4.3
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5,411
|
277
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5.1
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8,665
|
380
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4.4
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1,794
|
107
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6.0
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1,482
|
105
|
7.1
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2000 |
10,773
|
488
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4.5
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5,417
|
280
|
5.2
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5,356
|
208
|
3.9
|
8,540
|
371
|
4.3
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1,706
|
96
|
5.6
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1,465
|
100
|
6.8
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1Numbers
in thousands; civilian noninstitutionalized population.
2�All
races� includes whites, blacks, and other races not shown separately.
3Hispanics
may be of any race.
4r
= Revised, controlled to 1990 census-based population estimates; previous
1993 data controlled to 1980 census-based estimates.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Education and Social Stratification
Branch, Current Population Survey (1980�2000). |
Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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