Hennepin 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 1,032,431 100.00% 1,116,200 100.00%
Total Native Population 988,274 95.72% 1,005,704 90.10%
Born in US 979,594 94.88% 998,371 89.44%
Born in Same State 682,989 66.15% 669,610 59.99%
Born in Different State 296,605 28.73% 328,761 29.45%
Born Outside US 8,680 0.84% 7,333 0.66%
Total Foreign Born Population 44,157 4.28% 110,496 9.90%
Naturalized 18,992 1.84% 36,519 3.27%
Non-Naturalized 25,165 2.44% 73,977 6.63%

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

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