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Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

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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 830,563 100.00% 962,441 100.00%
Total Native Population 818,662 98.57% 928,234 96.45%
Born in US 814,786 98.10% 922,111 95.81%
Born in Same State 591,842 71.26% 635,251 66.00%
Born in Different State 222,944 26.84% 286,860 29.81%
Born Outside US 3,876 0.47% 6,123 0.64%
Total Foreign Born Population 11,901 1.43% 34,207 3.55%
Naturalized 5,153 0.62% 11,270 1.17%
Non-Naturalized 6,748 0.81% 22,937 2.38%

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

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