Jessamine 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 30,508 100.00% 39,041 100.00%
Total Native Population 30,131 98.76% 38,357 98.25%
Born in US 29,824 97.76% 38,147 97.71%
Born in Same State 22,041 72.25% 27,096 69.40%
Born in Different State 7,783 25.51% 11,051 28.31%
Born Outside US 307 1.01% 210 0.54%
Total Foreign Born Population 377 1.24% 684 1.75%
Naturalized 127 0.42% 198 0.51%
Non-Naturalized 250 0.82% 486 1.24%

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

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