District of Columbia

NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP

The Census includes all residents of the United States, regardless of their citizenship status. In some areas of the country, those without American citizenship account for a substantial proportion of the population, while in many areas, particularly in the Midwest, the make up only a small percentage of residents. Likewise, in some areas the majority of the population has come from other states within the U.S. while in others, particularly in the South, the population is more stable over time.

Nativity and Citizenship Status, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Population 606,900 100.00% 572,059 100.00%
Total Native Population 548,013 90.30% 498,498 87.14%
Born in US 541,497 89.22% 491,363 85.89%
Born in Same State 238,728 39.34% 224,352 39.22%
Born in Different State 302,769 49.89% 267,011 46.68%
Born Outside US 6,516 1.07% 7,135 1.25%
Total Foreign Born Population 58,887 9.70% 73,561 12.86%
Naturalized 17,228 2.84% 22,050 3.85%
Non-Naturalized 41,659 6.86% 51,511 9.00%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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