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 397,014 100.00% 516,929 100.00%
Total Native Population 378,629 95.37% 483,621 93.56%
Born in US 365,385 92.03% 465,809 90.11%
Born in Same State 112,458 28.33% 151,429 29.29%
Born in Different State 252,927 63.71% 314,380 60.82%
Born Outside US 13,244 3.34% 17,812 3.45%
Total Foreign Born Population 18,385 4.63% 33,308 6.44%
Naturalized 11,192 2.82% 16,122 3.12%
Non-Naturalized 7,193 1.81% 17,186 3.32%

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

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