Platte 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 57,867 100.00% 73,781 100.00%
Total Native Population 56,456 97.56% 71,039 96.28%
Born in US 56,038 96.84% 70,595 95.68%
Born in Same State 30,693 53.04% 37,163 50.37%
Born in Different State 25,345 43.80% 33,432 45.31%
Born Outside US 418 0.72% 444 0.60%
Total Foreign Born Population 1,411 2.44% 2,742 3.72%
Naturalized 727 1.26% 1,175 1.59%
Non-Naturalized 684 1.18% 1,567 2.12%

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

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