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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data
Social Statistics
United States
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 76,632,927 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 4,957,582 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 4,157,491 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,653,641 | 43.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 16,380,951 | 21.4 |
| College or graduate school | 17,483,262 | 22.8 |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 years and over | 182,211,639 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 13,755,477 | 7.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 21,960,148 | 12.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,168,981 | 28.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 38,351,595 | 21.0 |
| Associate degree | 11,512,833 | 6.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 28,317,792 | 15.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 16,144,813 | 8.9 |
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| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.4 | (X) |
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| MARITAL STATUS |
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| Population 15 years and over | 221,148,671 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 59,913,370 | 27.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 120,231,273 | 54.4 |
| Separated | 4,769,220 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 14,674,500 | 6.6 |
Female | 11,975,325 | 5.4 |
| Divorced | 21,560,308 | 9.7 |
Female | 12,305,294 | 5.6 |
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| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,771,671 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,426,730 | 42.0 |
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| VETERAN STATUS |
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| Civilian population 18 years and over | 208,130,352 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 26,403,703 | 12.7 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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| Population 5 to 20 years | 64,689,357 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,214,334 | 8.1 |
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| Population 21 to 64 years | 159,131,544 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 30,553,796 | 19.2 |
Percent employed | 56.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 128,577,748 | 80.8 |
Percent employed | 77.2 | (X) |
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| Population 65 years and over | 33,346,626 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,978,118 | 41.9 |
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| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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| Population 5 years and over | 262,375,152 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 142,027,478 | 54.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 112,851,828 | 43.0 |
Same county | 65,435,013 | 24.9 |
Different county | 47,416,815 | 18.1 |
Same state | 25,327,355 | 9.7 |
Different state | 22,089,460 | 8.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 7,495,846 | 2.9 |
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| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Total population | 281,421,906 | 100.0 |
| Native | 250,314,017 | 88.9 |
Born in United States | 246,786,466 | 87.7 |
State of residence | 168,729,388 | 60.0 |
Different state | 78,057,078 | 27.7 |
Born outside United States | 3,527,551 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 31,107,889 | 11.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 13,178,276 | 4.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 12,542,626 | 4.5 |
Not a citizen | 18,565,263 | 6.6 |
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| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| Total (excluding born at sea) | 31,107,573 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 4,915,557 | 15.8 |
| Asia | 8,226,254 | 26.4 |
| Africa | 881,300 | 2.8 |
| Oceania | 168,046 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 16,086,974 | 51.7 |
| Northern America | 829,442 | 2.7 |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| Population 5 years and over | 262,375,152 | 100.0 |
| English only | 215,423,557 | 82.1 |
| Language other than English | 46,951,595 | 17.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 21,320,407 | 8.1 |
Spanish | 28,101,052 | 10.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13,751,256 | 5.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 10,017,989 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,390,301 | 1.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6,960,065 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,590,024 | 1.4 |
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| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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| Total population | 281,421,906 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 287,304,886 | 102.1 |
| Arab | 1,202,871 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 1,703,930 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 1,430,897 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 4,542,494 | 1.6 |
| English | 24,515,138 | 8.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,325,509 | 3.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,435,098 | 0.9 |
| German | 42,885,162 | 15.2 |
| Greek | 1,153,307 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 1,398,724 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 30,594,130 | 10.9 |
| Italian | 15,723,555 | 5.6 |
| Lithuanian | 659,992 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 4,477,725 | 1.6 |
| Polish | 8,977,444 | 3.2 |
| Portuguese | 1,177,112 | 0.4 |
| Russian | 2,652,214 | 0.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,319,232 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 4,890,581 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 797,764 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,781,877 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 3,998,310 | 1.4 |
| Swiss | 911,502 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 892,922 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 20,625,093 | 7.3 |
| Welsh | 1,753,794 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,869,504 | 0.7 |
| Other ancestries | 91,609,005 | 32.6 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
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