Harris 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 2,818,199 100.00% 3,400,578 100.00%
Total Native Population 2,414,225 85.67% 2,644,030 77.75%
Born in US 2,382,372 84.54% 2,610,546 76.77%
Born in Same State 1,598,273 56.71% 1,861,758 54.75%
Born in Different State 784,099 27.82% 748,788 22.02%
Born Outside US 31,853 1.13% 33,484 0.98%
Total Foreign Born Population 403,974 14.33% 756,548 22.25%
Naturalized 121,601 4.31% 223,609 6.58%
Non-Naturalized 282,373 10.02% 532,939 15.67%

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

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