Sioux City, IA-NE

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 115,018 100.00% 124,130 100.00%
Total Native Population 111,453 96.90% 113,446 91.39%
Born in US 111,054 96.55% 112,934 90.98%
Born in Same State 75,333 65.50% 75,119 60.52%
Born in Different State 35,721 31.06% 37,815 30.46%
Born Outside US 399 0.35% 512 0.41%
Total Foreign Born Population 3,565 3.10% 10,684 8.61%
Naturalized 1,310 1.14% 2,682 2.16%
Non-Naturalized 2,255 1.96% 8,002 6.45%

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

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