El Paso 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 591,610 100.00% 679,622 100.00%
Total Native Population 449,994 76.06% 493,454 72.61%
Born in US 430,894 72.83% 480,220 70.66%
Born in Same State 298,027 50.38% 365,110 53.72%
Born in Different State 132,867 22.46% 115,110 16.94%
Born Outside US 19,100 3.23% 13,234 1.95%
Total Foreign Born Population 141,616 23.94% 186,168 27.39%
Naturalized 47,153 7.97% 77,821 11.45%
Non-Naturalized 94,463 15.97% 108,347 15.94%

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

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