Lafayette Parish

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 164,762 100.00% 190,503 100.00%
Total Native Population 161,652 98.11% 185,740 97.50%
Born in US 160,736 97.56% 184,604 96.90%
Born in Same State 133,870 81.25% 154,059 80.87%
Born in Different State 26,866 16.31% 30,545 16.03%
Born Outside US 916 0.56% 1,136 0.60%
Total Foreign Born Population 3,110 1.89% 4,763 2.50%
Naturalized 1,239 0.75% 1,823 0.96%
Non-Naturalized 1,871 1.14% 2,940 1.54%

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

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