Wheeler County

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 4,903 100.00% 6,179 100.00%
Total Native Population 4,886 99.65% 6,061 98.09%
Born in US 4,873 99.39% 6,035 97.67%
Born in Same State 4,399 89.72% 5,384 87.13%
Born in Different State 474 9.67% 651 10.54%
Born Outside US 13 0.27% 26 0.42%
Total Foreign Born Population 17 0.35% 118 1.91%
Naturalized 11 0.22% 12 0.19%
Non-Naturalized 6 0.12% 106 1.72%

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

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