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Monday, March 4, 2002 |
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HHS AWARDS $597 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE WITH
HIV/AIDS IN MAJOR URBAN AREAS
HHS
Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today awarded $597 million to
51 communities to help people with HIV and AIDS in cities
and regions hit hardest by the epidemic.
The money will support primary care and related services
for low-income residents affected by the disease.
“In
communities struggling to meet the demands for services locally,
these resources will ensure that people with HIV and AIDS
will receive the comprehensive care that they need,”
Secretary Thompson said. “In
addition to helping people affected directly by this deadly
disease, President Bush and I are also committed to increasing
funding for vaccine research and working to prevent the spread
of this disease both at home and abroad.”
The money -- funded under Title I of the Ryan White
CARE (Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency) Act -- is divided
among 51 Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs) and include both
formula grants, based on the estimated number of people living
with AIDS in the city, and supplemental grants, awarded competitively
among EMAs based on demonstration of severe need and other
criteria.
The awards announced today will provide essential HIV/AIDS
health care and a wide range of support services to those
who lack or are only partially protected by health insurance. Covered services include physician visits, case management,
assistance in obtaining medications, home-based and hospice
care, substance abuse and mental health services, and other
related services. A
portion of the grant awards will fund the Minority AIDS Initiative
to bolster care and services among minority populations.
HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration
administers Ryan White CARE Act programs.
Since fiscal
year 1991, more than $11.6 billion has been appropriated under
the CARE Act to help more than 500,000 people access life-sustaining
care and services each year.
More information about CARE Act programs is available
at http://www.hab.hrsa.gov/.
President Bush’s fiscal year 2003 budget plan
includes a total of $12.9 billion to fight HIV and AIDS --
an increase of $906 million, or 8 percent, above the current
year’s appropriation.
More information about HHS’ overall budget for
HIV and AIDS is available at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20020204a.html.
The
list of grant recipients follows:
Ryan White CARE Act: Fiscal Year 2002 Title I Awards
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Eligible
Metropolitan Areas
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Formula
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Supplemental
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Minority
AIDS Initiative
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Total Award
|
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Atlanta,
Ga.
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$8,661,908
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$7,561,666
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$1,331,016
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$17,554,590
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Austin,
Texas
|
2,100,500
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1,633,627
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212,353
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3,946,480
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Baltimore,
Md.
|
9,306,166
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6,831,468
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1,849,198
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17,986,832
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Bergen-Passaic, N.J.
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2,742,628
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2,246,856
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324,118
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5,313,602
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Boston,
Mass.
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7,644,265
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6,711,944
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842,299
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15,198,508
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Caguas,
Puerto Rico
|
917,872
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697,553
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153,422
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1,768,847
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Chicago,
Ill.
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11,826,881
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9,577,699
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1,601,283
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23,005,863
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Cleveland,
Ohio
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1,848,954
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1,421,474
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265,187
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3,535,615
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Dallas,
Texas
|
6,278,020
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4,996,749
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726,471
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12,001,240
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Denver,
Colo.
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2,569,111
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1,975,130
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197,112
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4,741,353
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Detroit,
Mich.
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4,279,252
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3,405,907
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678,717
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8,363,876
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Dutchess
County, N.Y.
|
639,135
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561,184
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71,123
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1,271,442
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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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7,360,837
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6,425,858
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1,086,150
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14,872,845
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Ft.
Worth, Texas
|
1,771,433
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1,451,219
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153,422
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3,376,074
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Hartford,
Conn.
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2,400,534
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2,000,978
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246,898
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4,648,410
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Houston,
Texas
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9,777,795
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8,735,336
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1,207,059
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19,720,190
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Jacksonville,
Fla.
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2,516,782
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2,073,780
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428,770
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5,019,332
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Jersey
City, N.J.
|
3,181,644
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2,714,068
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383,049
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6,278,761
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Kansas
City, Mo.
|
1,806,476
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1,357,095
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164,599
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3,328,170
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Las
Vegas, Nev.
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2,292,857
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1,712,562
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226,578
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4,231,997
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Los
Angeles, Calif.
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19,506,959
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16,260,128
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2,195,668
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37,962,755
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Miami,
Fla.
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13,237,915
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11,489,862
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2,369,412
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27,097,189
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Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon,
N.J.
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1,572,935
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1,161,349
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191,016
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2,925,300
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Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Minn.
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1,670,891
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1,376,782
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172,727
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3,220,400
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Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.
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3,268,821
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2,586,708
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387,112
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6,242,641
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New
Haven, Conn.
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3,641,319
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2,627,096
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375,936
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6,644,351
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New
Orleans, La.
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3,753,007
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2,755,006
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558,824
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7,066,837
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New
York, N.Y.
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60,290,873
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47,986,208
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9,462,407
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117,739,488
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Newark,
N.J.
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8,580,390
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7,447,358
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1,439,733
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17,467,481
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Norfolk, Va.
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2,632,821
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1,824,222
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449,091
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4,906,134
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Oakland, Calif.
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3,720,080
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2,794,668
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472,460
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6,987,208
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Orange
County, Calif.
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2,774,104
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2,521,665
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268,235
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5,564,004
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Orlando,
Fla.
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3,752,079
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2,884,594
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589,305
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7,225,978
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Philadelphia,
Pa.
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11,341,271
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9,900,694
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2,281,016
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23,522,981
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Phoenix,
Ariz.
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3,219,052
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2,926,124
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277,380
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6,422,556
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Ponce,
Puerto Rico
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1,454,400
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1,111,701
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292,620
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2,858,721
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Portland,
Ore.
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1,877,830
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1,697,119
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74,171
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3,649,120
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| Riverside-San
Bernardino, Calif. |
3,950,212 |
3,162,234 |
315,989 |
7,428,435 |
| Sacramento,
Calif. |
1,640,290 |
1,097,804 |
102,620 |
2,840,714 |
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St.
Louis, Mo.
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2,502,383
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1,946,184
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319,037
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4,767,604
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San
Antonio, Texas
|
2,105,870
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1,476,064
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294,652
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3,876,586
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San
Diego, Calif.
|
5,344,783
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4,585,724
|
505,989
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10,436,496
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San
Francisco, Calif.
|
17,261,828
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15,691,032
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608,610
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33,561,470
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San
Jose, Calif.
|
1,486,085
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1,097,225
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170,695
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2,754,005
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San
Juan, Puerto Rico
|
8,308,722
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6,424,741
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1,501,711
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16,235,174
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Santa
Rosa, Calif.
|
643,486
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480,627
|
7,113
|
1,131,226
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Seattle,
Wash.
|
3,100,087
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2,690,724
|
187,968
|
5,978,779
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Tampa-St.
Petersburg, Fla.
|
4,713,108
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3,303,552
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514,118
|
8,530,778
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Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton,
N.J.
|
455,010
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366,357
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89,412
|
910,779
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Washington,
D.C.
|
13,366,902
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10,276,459
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2,336,898
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25,980,259
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West
Palm Beach, Fla.
|
4,464,567
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3,852,706
|
839,251
|
9,156,524
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Grand
Total:
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$305,561,130
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$249,894,870
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$41,800,000
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$597,256,000
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