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523. County Governments--Expenditures and Debt for Largest Counties: 1996
[In thousands of dollars (12,420,926 represents $12,420,926,000) except where indicated. For fiscal years ending in year shown; see text, this section. Counties ranked by size of
population estimated as of July 1, 1998. Data relate only to county governments and their dependent agencies and do not include amounts for other local governments in the same
geographic location such as separate school districts; excluded are areas having certain type of county caracteristics but included as part of another government. See tables 520-521;
for details see text, this section and source]
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Expenditures (by function)
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Expenditures (by function)
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Direct expenditure
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General expenditures (by function)
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Debt outstanding
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Counties ranked by
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Pop
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1996
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Total
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Direct expenditure
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Direct expenditure
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General expenditures
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General expenditures
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Utility expenditure
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Liquor stores
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Employee
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Total
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Per capita
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Long-term
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Short-term
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1996 population
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ranking
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population
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retirement
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(dol.)
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Total inter-
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Total
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Per capita
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Current
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Capital
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Assistance
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Interest
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Insurance
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Expenditure
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Total
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Education
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Libraries
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Housing and
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Public
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Health
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Hospitals
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Police
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Corrections
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Fire
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Governmental
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General
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Highways
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Air trans-
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Parks and
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Natural
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Sewerage
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Solid waste
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Interest
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Total
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Water
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Electric
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Transit
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expenditure
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governmental
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(dol.)
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operation
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outlay
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and subsidies
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on debt
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trust
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for Salaries
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community
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welfare
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Protection
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protection
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administation
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public
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portation
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recreation
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resources
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management
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on general
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expenditure
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and wages
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development
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buildings
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Los Angeles, CA
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9,056,076
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12,420,926
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559,230
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11,861,696
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1,310
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7,475,430
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497,264
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2,708,912
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342,701
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837,389
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3,829,988
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11,545,183
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370,206
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58,919
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220,384
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4,087,033
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779,907
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1,568,066
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1,072,448
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612,253
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344,644
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1,099,244
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91,272
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184,623
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3,254
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201,942
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170,615
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27,740
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14,964
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342,571
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38,354
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38,354
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837,389
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5,452,012
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602
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Cook, IL
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2
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5,189,763
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2,060,763
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20,885
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2,039,878
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393
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1,613,754
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194,866
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96,603
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134,655
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1,005,842
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1,926,108
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1,647
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19,931
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10,601
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57,974
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639,129
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61,761
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254,280
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402,893
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55,271
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85,911
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90,160
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96,603
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134,655
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1,611,055
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115,000
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Harris, TX
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3,106,629
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1,569,263
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1,569,263
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1,194,361
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106,762
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268,140
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546,012
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12,594
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19,184
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97,055
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378,324
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115,673
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215,215
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197,548
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23,211
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128,340
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45,033
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268,140
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1,582
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San Diego, CA
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2,673,620
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2,331,338
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15,782
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2,315,556
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866
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1,515,617
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145,648
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491,685
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63,567
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99,039
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629,663
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2,222,502
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82,945
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8,870
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49,981
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879,352
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268,790
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99,247
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155,227
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316
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375,547
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3,759
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31,057
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3,461
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12,096
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6,778
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18,686
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60,648
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63,567
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9,797
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9,777
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99,039
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650,269
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215,000
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Maricopa, AZ
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2,613,901
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1,433,590
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202,338
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1,231,252
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471
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988,445
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170,747
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72,060
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369,789
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1,433,590
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17,921
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6,114
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14,003
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517,530
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48,837
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191,138
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58,405
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178,547
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81,037
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85,489
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36,367
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15,361
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72,060
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1,152,334
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441
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40,000
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Orange, CA
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2,606,639
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2,078,775
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43,873
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2,034,902
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781
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1,291,845
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113,030
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273,952
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259,063
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97,012
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677,797
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1,981,763
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67,520
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23,469
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20,553
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551,074
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173,356
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0
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103,903
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127,298
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1,459
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328,073
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23,536
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65,923
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30,753
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57,320
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52,108
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2
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43,152
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259,063
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97,012
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3,598,586
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1,381
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Wayne, MI
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2,137,302
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1,310,441
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60,512
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1,249,929
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585
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875,086
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241,079
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0
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62,939
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70,825
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206,382
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1,239,310
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0
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2,759
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8,288
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94,328
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262,868
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37,911
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21,203
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103,455
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0
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130,829
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8,218
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91,939
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171,046
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5,872
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109,986
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98,831
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1,335
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62,633
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306
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306
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70,825
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1,007,120
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471
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Dade, FL
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8
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2,105,604
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4,389,969
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3,324
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4,386,645
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2,083
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3,241,446
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808,150
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0
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337,049
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0
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1,280,000
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3,960,533
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0
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31,391
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208,966
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50,819
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24,154
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697,058
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311,317
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201,835
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130,251
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227,939
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2,451
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77,410
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636,185
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99,720
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18,835
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271,106
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198,168
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320,452
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429,436
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174,705
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0
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254,731
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0
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0
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5,713,220
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2,713
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0
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0
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Dallas, TX
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9
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1,988,963
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911,938
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3,777
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908,161
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457
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825,742
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34,275
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0
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43,518
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4,626
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428,831
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907,312
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0
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62
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4,746
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12,916
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94,049
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396,358
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23,129
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170,490
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370
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107,615
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18,504
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11,748
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0
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29
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184
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143
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0
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43,518
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4,626
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763,164
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384
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0
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0
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King, WA
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10
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1,618,097
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1,558,385
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24,054
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1,534,331
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948
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983,292
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409,606
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498
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140,935
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0
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508,828
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1,253,200
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629
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0
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13,211
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5,999
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194,380
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40,157
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64,590
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60,882
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4,783
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183,583
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19,672
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89,190
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5,374
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73,923
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29,721
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207,687
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48,046
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128,282
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305,185
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0
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0
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305,185
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0
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0
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1,984,366
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1,226
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0
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0
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Santa Clara, CA
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11
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1,594,251
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1,759,733
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63,766
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1,695,967
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1,064
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1,326,926
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136,523
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180,083
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52,435
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0
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651,869
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1,759,733
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92,658
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15,618
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4,549
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506,821
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158,103
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222,398
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36,631
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182,312
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37,497
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247,072
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41,498
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54,794
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1,687
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21,226
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1,860
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11,711
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4,471
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52,435
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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815,936
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512
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158,000
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158
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San Bernardino, CA
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12
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1,588,675
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1,916,865
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56,712
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1,860,153
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1,171
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1,093,559
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208,469
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428,977
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57,509
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71,639
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502,380
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1,839,443
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74,284
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6,736
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1,131
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673,296
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102,737
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322,768
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106,508
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81,886
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39,913
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147,803
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4,657
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4,125
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17,101
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14,495
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37,700
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4,629
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72,133
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56,652
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5,783
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5,783
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0
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0
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0
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71,639
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1,419,333
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893
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264,505
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265
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Broward, FL
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13
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1,440,377
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1,127,078
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37,335
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1,089,743
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757
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808,912
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132,834
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0
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147,997
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0
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352,259
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1,021,297
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0
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32,732
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14,915
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21,000
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74,080
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0
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124,893
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89,391
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23,601
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104,196
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18,381
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42,442
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62,302
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38,503
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11,300
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36,111
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89,614
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137,646
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105,781
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52,107
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0
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53,674
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0
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0
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2,102,584
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1,460
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0
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0
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Middlesex, MA
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14
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1,409,646
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1,481,694
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84,305
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1,397,389
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991
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1,009,036
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55,242
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234,894
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98,217
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0
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478,703
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1,481,317
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80,152
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7,354
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25,493
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453,863
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99,359
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98,813
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98,852
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103,010
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20,324
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156,080
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16,022
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56,100
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4,055
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6,852
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86,840
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0
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17,796
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98,217
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377
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377
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1,306,665
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927
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1,123
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1
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Riverside, CA
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15
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1,407,265
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108,917
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0
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108,917
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77
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63,427
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306
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0
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235
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44,949
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32,129
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63,968
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0
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0
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0
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0
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192
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13,669
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5
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37,123
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0
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5,352
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3,151
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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235
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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44,949
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4,913
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3
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0
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0
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Cuyahoga, OH
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16
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1,399,272
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1,095,603
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11,243
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1,084,360
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775
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957,857
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44,145
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2,544
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79,814
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0
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476,423
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1,095,603
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0
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0
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9,893
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215,599
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191,161
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318,917
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14,906
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61,276
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0
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127,593
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1,938
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27,628
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970
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0
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131
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7,878
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3,097
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79,814
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1,344,420
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961
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2,150
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2
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Alameda, CA
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17
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1,355,888
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1,769,519
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82,840
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1,686,679
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1,244
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1,046,770
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244,557
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255,027
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64,586
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75,739
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449,837
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1,693,780
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17,539
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11,264
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8,780
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485,538
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183,201
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193,785
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31,319
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114,895
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22,905
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176,846
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1,541
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36,885
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0
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213,934
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78,060
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0
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0
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64,586
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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75,739
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696,542
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514
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93,253
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93
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Suffolk, NY
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18
|
1,354,668
|
1,777,021
|
227,064
|
1,549,957
|
1,144
|
1,209,248
|
128,489
|
124,442
|
87,778
|
0
|
593,578
|
|
1,644,973
|
215,694
|
0
|
5,444
|
359,567
|
117,498
|
0
|
313,776
|
65,999
|
3,909
|
92,479
|
27,781
|
25,399
|
404
|
22,125
|
2,553
|
44,623
|
0
|
69,226
|
|
132,048
|
115,587
|
0
|
16,461
|
0
|
0
|
|
1,437,412
|
1,061
|
95,241
|
95
|
|
Bexar, TX
|
19
|
1,310,343
|
613,004
|
41,674
|
571,330
|
436
|
421,195
|
43,242
|
0
|
106,232
|
661
|
208,344
|
|
612,343
|
0
|
1,616
|
699
|
44,359
|
34,055
|
256,305
|
15,815
|
58,149
|
982
|
57,938
|
5,153
|
11,846
|
0
|
1,484
|
5,383
|
0
|
0
|
106,232
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
661
|
|
1,200,098
|
916
|
0
|
0
|
|
Nassau, NY
|
20
|
1,299,392
|
1,967,323
|
198,903
|
1,768,420
|
1,361
|
1,371,027
|
241,282
|
59,683
|
96,428
|
0
|
682,970
|
|
1,965,376
|
200,126
|
0
|
15,098
|
302,785
|
88,618
|
210,239
|
318,391
|
102,518
|
7,863
|
70,860
|
100,932
|
48,555
|
0
|
32,445
|
1,953
|
103,754
|
1,186
|
96,428
|
|
1,947
|
0
|
0
|
1,947
|
0
|
0
|
|
2,695,759
|
2,075
|
575,170
|
575
|
|
Tarrant, TX
|
21
|
1,298,245
|
512,303
|
363
|
511,940
|
394
|
422,218
|
31,583
|
2,959
|
55,180
|
0
|
207,174
|
|
512,303
|
54
|
0
|
8,419
|
12,080
|
67,042
|
171,667
|
13,027
|
67,340
|
158
|
68,162
|
3,374
|
14,714
|
0
|
3,799
|
283
|
0
|
99
|
55,180
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
927,025
|
714
|
0
|
0
|
|
Allegheny, PA
|
22
|
1,292,996
|
1,034,472
|
50,632
|
983,840
|
761
|
758,644
|
91,896
|
0
|
96,171
|
37,129
|
235,998
|
|
997,343
|
26,762
|
2,090
|
31,176
|
131,484
|
179,669
|
95,260
|
22,911
|
56,436
|
570
|
93,498
|
25,489
|
34,821
|
80,540
|
23,719
|
245
|
0
|
0
|
96,171
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
37,129
|
|
1,467,357
|
1,135
|
2,500
|
3
|
|
Oakland, CA
|
23
|
1,161,484
|
642,652
|
12,047
|
630,605
|
543
|
509,433
|
88,874
|
0
|
21,185
|
11,113
|
149,528
|
|
615,575
|
197
|
2,064
|
5,838
|
2,440
|
131,842
|
6,954
|
27,916
|
52,265
|
0
|
80,784
|
22,219
|
83,927
|
1,437
|
8,624
|
56,330
|
85,130
|
0
|
20,219
|
|
15,964
|
15,964
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11,113
|
|
335,761
|
289
|
0
|
0
|
|
Sacramento, CA
|
24
|
1,116,456
|
1,748,106
|
28,232
|
1,719,874
|
1,540
|
929,778
|
199,130
|
408,634
|
113,431
|
68,901
|
486,750
|
|
1,671,662
|
43,633
|
4,785
|
95,497
|
579,869
|
105,610
|
0
|
60,193
|
91,967
|
478
|
169,205
|
659
|
95,327
|
51,036
|
21,167
|
19,029
|
147,162
|
41,653
|
113,431
|
|
7,543
|
7,543
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
68,901
|
|
2,208,111
|
1,978
|
265,000
|
265
|
|
Hennepin, MN
|
25
|
1,053,838
|
1,059,107
|
3,693
|
1,055,414
|
1,001
|
952,036
|
77,006
|
3,008
|
23,364
|
0
|
399,641
|
|
1,059,107
|
0
|
30,302
|
4,906
|
165,135
|
184,035
|
273,483
|
38,773
|
67,475
|
0
|
96,548
|
21,867
|
45,330
|
0
|
119
|
4,216
|
0
|
53,234
|
23,364
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
684,952
|
650
|
271,615
|
272
|
|
Clark, NV
|
26
|
1,046,316
|
1,600,002
|
13,439
|
1,586,563
|
1,516
|
1,191,051
|
236,517
|
0
|
158,995
|
0
|
478,591
|
|
1,437,718
|
0
|
0
|
10,800
|
43,592
|
21,482
|
263,655
|
158,708
|
70,441
|
52,807
|
108,073
|
42,560
|
194,127
|
58,821
|
111,783
|
38,390
|
26,722
|
0
|
142,264
|
|
162,284
|
117,444
|
0
|
44,840
|
0
|
0
|
|
2,760,915
|
2,639
|
0
|
0
|
|
Franklin, OH
|
27
|
1,012,156
|
619,876
|
17,506
|
602,370
|
595
|
526,278
|
28,069
|
3,007
|
45,016
|
0
|
168,670
|
|
618,898
|
0
|
0
|
5,487
|
144,630
|
200,173
|
0
|
15,723
|
35,856
|
0
|
71,241
|
10,796
|
25,385
|
4,833
|
13,104
|
376
|
3,463
|
0
|
45,016
|
|
978
|
978
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
566,326
|
560
|
10,000
|
10
|
|
St Louis, MO
|
28
|
1,003,555
|
496,455
|
159,602
|
336,853
|
336
|
251,010
|
52,034
|
0
|
24,243
|
9,566
|
117,648
|
|
486,889
|
0
|
0
|
12,099
|
0
|
32,040
|
0
|
43,666
|
50,151
|
0
|
39,085
|
13,219
|
51,495
|
6,680
|
28,318
|
109
|
0
|
1,780
|
24,243
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9,566
|
|
323,662
|
323
|
0
|
0
|
|
Palm Beach, FL
|
29
|
991,717
|
927,575
|
27,724
|
899,851
|
907
|
684,579
|
150,404
|
0
|
64,868
|
0
|
339,678
|
|
878,759
|
0
|
18,631
|
8,956
|
21,667
|
24,651
|
122
|
107,411
|
60,823
|
61,143
|
154,082
|
18,540
|
66,101
|
29,865
|
43,328
|
25,915
|
15,048
|
78,444
|
58,472
|
|
48,816
|
22,700
|
0
|
26,116
|
0
|
0
|
|
1,672,113
|
1,686
|
0
|
0
|
|
Erie, NY
|
30
|
952,513
| |