Erie 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 968,532 100.00% 950,265 100.00%
Total Native Population 925,582 95.57% 907,379 95.49%
Born in US 913,662 94.33% 895,187 94.20%
Born in Same State 787,906 81.35% 780,766 82.16%
Born in Different State 125,756 12.98% 114,421 12.04%
Born Outside US 11,920 1.23% 12,192 1.28%
Total Foreign Born Population 42,950 4.43% 42,886 4.51%
Naturalized 27,385 2.83% 25,043 2.64%
Non-Naturalized 15,565 1.61% 17,843 1.88%

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

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