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Nevada Profile |
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| State
population (2000) |
1,998,257
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| Child
population |
511,799 |
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White |
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54%
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African American |
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8% |
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Hispanic |
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29% |
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Asian |
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4% |
| Children
below poverty |
88,541 |
17% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
23,112 |
16% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
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White |
4,428 |
28% |
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African American |
1,548 |
68% |
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Hispanic |
4,384 |
43% |
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| Single
parent families |
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27% |
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Source:
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