DeKalb 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 545,837 100.00% 665,865 100.00%
Total Native Population 509,345 93.31% 564,545 84.78%
Born in US 503,433 92.23% 556,093 83.51%
Born in Same State 278,401 51.00% 284,918 42.79%
Born in Different State 225,032 41.23% 271,175 40.73%
Born Outside US 5,912 1.08% 8,452 1.27%
Total Foreign Born Population 36,492 6.69% 101,320 15.22%
Naturalized 12,704 2.33% 26,531 3.98%
Non-Naturalized 23,788 4.36% 74,789 11.23%

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

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