National Origin in the South (Region)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of the United States and the South
South
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen86.933278%85.271589%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M0.619530%0.585894%0.619530%0.6%741,923742k0.945244%0.897101%0.945244%0.9%1,131,9841.13M4.978146%6.271824%4.978146%5.0%5,961,6155.96M6.523802%6.973592%6.523802%6.5%7,812,6267.81M

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of the United States and the South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther64.110964%53.451010%64.110964%64.1%8,830,6258.83M21.929364%30.073005%21.929364%21.9%3,020,5443.02M8.191836%11.331952%8.191836%8.2%1,128,3411.13M5.431012%4.560516%5.431012%5.4%748,066748k0.336824%0.583517%0.336824%0.3%46,39446.4k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%0

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of the United States and the South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther64.110964%53.451010%64.110964%64.1%8,830,6258.83M21.929364%30.073005%21.929364%21.9%3,020,5443.02M8.191836%11.331952%8.191836%8.2%1,128,3411.13M5.431012%4.560516%5.431012%5.4%748,066748k0.336824%0.583517%0.336824%0.3%46,39446.4k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%0

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of the United States and the South
South
United States
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountMexicoCubaIndiaEl SalvadorVietnamColombiaHaitiPhilippinesHondurasChina28.266099%27.353424%28.266099%28.3%3,893,3643.89M7.307799%2.797908%7.307799%7.3%1,006,5741.01M4.762098%5.253037%4.762098%4.8%655,930656k3.900604%3.070268%3.900604%3.9%537,268537k2.985762%3.066710%2.985762%3.0%411,258411k2.648401%1.652670%2.648401%2.6%364,790365k2.542470%1.497832%2.542470%2.5%350,199350k2.524610%4.532414%2.524610%2.5%347,739348k2.521836%1.361622%2.521836%2.5%347,357347k2.446201%4.573513%2.446201%2.4%336,939337k

Map of National Origin by State in the South

United States National Origin by State#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
76.5%80.9%85.1%89.4%93.7%98.0%

Europe National Origin by State#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.22%0.69%1.15%1.61%2.07%2.54%

Asia National Origin by State#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.7%1.6%2.4%3.3%4.2%5.1%

Africa National Origin by State#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.09%0.55%1.01%1.47%1.93%2.39%

Australia National Origin by State#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.008%0.038%0.068%0.097%0.126%0.156%

Americas National Origin by State#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.4%3.5%6.5%9.5%12.5%15.5%
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National Origin by Place in the South

There are 9,692 places in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Born in the USA by Place#10

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the South, selected places in the South, and entities that contain the South
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#ShreveportBirminghamMobileMontgomeryBaton RougeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…New OrleansLubbockMemphisChesapeakeLouisvilleRichmondLittle RockAtlantaColumbusHuntsvilleBaltimoreNorfolkCorpus ChristiLexington-FayetteFayettevilleWinston-SalemTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAmarilloGreensboroSt. PetersburgJacksonvilleSouthOklahoma CityNashville-DavidsonRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamWashingtonSan AntonioCharlotteFort WorthAustinTampaArlingtonDallasArlingtonPlanoEl PasoLaredoOrlandoGarlandHoustonIrvingMiamiHialeah96.723086%96.723086%96.7%192,064192k196.115787%96.115787%96.1%204,173204k295.920854%95.920854%95.9%185,815186k394.342073%94.342073%94.3%190,304190k493.953930%93.953930%94.0%214,867215k593.797260%93.797260%93.8%184,578185k693.366012%93.366012%93.4%357,519358k793.212873%93.212873%93.2%227,912228k893.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k992.974519%92.974519%93.0%216,811217k1092.348910%92.348910%92.3%564,781565k1192.155388%92.155388%92.2%199,768200k1292.090164%92.090164%92.1%182,007182k1391.951409%91.951409%92.0%419,646420k1491.557291%91.557291%91.6%183,392183k1591.408826%91.408826%91.4%172,738173k1691.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k1790.978903%90.978903%91.0%223,557224k1890.289330%90.289330%90.3%288,971289k1990.124836%90.124836%90.1%280,765281k2089.171208%89.171208%89.2%181,615182k2189.111182%89.111182%89.1%212,507213k2288.337759%88.337759%88.3%353,268353k2388.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k2488.203675%88.203675%88.2%174,264174k2588.203149%88.203149%88.2%248,889249k2687.808821%87.808821%87.8%222,670223k2787.422836%87.422836%87.4%748,878749k2886.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.776610%86.776610%86.8%538,028538k2986.263904%86.263904%86.3%555,342555k3085.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k3185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.236637%84.236637%84.2%212,075212k3284.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k3383.707528%83.707528%83.7%1,204,8511.20M3482.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k3581.223267%81.223267%81.2%662,725663k3680.094935%80.094935%80.1%727,085727k3779.571314%79.571314%79.6%287,632288k3878.110909%78.110909%78.1%299,867300k3974.762307%74.762307%74.8%955,786956k4074.531164%74.531164%74.5%168,509169k4173.960901%73.960901%74.0%206,416206k4273.234591%73.234591%73.2%496,573497k4372.077832%72.077832%72.1%181,399181k4471.849483%71.849483%71.8%189,184189k4570.721008%70.721008%70.7%166,060166k4669.829669%69.829669%69.8%1,564,5911.56M4763.197752%63.197752%63.2%146,627147k4839.687302%39.687302%39.7%171,696172k4923.922657%23.922657%23.9%56,36856.4k50

Continent of Birth by Place#11

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the South, selected places in the South, and entities that contain the South
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%60%Count#HialeahMiamiIrvingHoustonGarlandLaredoPlanoEl PasoDallasArlingtonArlingtonOrlandoAustinFort WorthCharlotteTampaDurhamSan AntonioWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CitySouthAmarilloGreensboroTulsaSt. PetersburgJacksonvilleWinston-SalemVirginia BeachVirginia BchLexington-FayetteCorpus ChristiBaltimoreLittle RockNorfolkAtlantaLouisvilleHuntsvilleFayettevilleRichmondMemphisNew OrleansLubbockColumbusBaton RougeChesapeakeMontgomeryAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…BirminghamMobileShreveport73.351837%0.418035%0.223235%0.033952%0.009761%74.036821%74.0%174,450174k154.601939%1.850345%0.938001%0.209883%0.046230%57.646398%57.6%249,391249k219.277368%13.431144%1.911962%0.574968%0.088357%35.283799%35.3%81,86381.9k320.288925%5.889363%1.598424%1.158672%0.067527%29.002911%29.0%649,834650k417.854861%7.941740%1.782718%0.551936%0.004259%28.135514%28.1%66,06566.1k525.797966%0.455356%0.094965%0.040926%0.000000%26.389214%26.4%66,41466.4k614.756636%6.786390%1.712363%1.351187%0.075603%24.682179%24.7%68,88568.9k722.460910%1.109345%0.596262%0.144825%0.051618%24.362960%24.4%165,195165k819.196782%2.815400%1.487994%0.741220%0.028942%24.270337%24.3%310,280310k99.051183%8.255489%2.707747%2.608673%0.126055%22.749146%22.7%51,43451.4k1011.002113%5.709835%2.753849%0.734829%0.070591%20.271217%20.3%77,82177.8k1113.652556%2.806241%1.445846%0.533220%0.005697%18.443560%18.4%48,56348.6k1211.114379%5.193114%1.182557%0.591774%0.078764%18.160588%18.2%164,858165k1312.196144%3.124900%1.055115%0.774086%0.065692%17.215938%17.2%140,470140k148.109328%4.786767%1.710858%1.325365%0.085803%16.018120%16.0%129,560130k1510.313243%3.274897%1.345314%0.593399%0.064181%15.591033%15.6%56,35856.4k168.074722%3.958913%1.248803%1.125671%0.061566%14.469676%14.5%36,42936.4k1710.770983%2.355981%0.660225%0.390660%0.012436%14.190285%14.2%204,249204k186.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k197.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.187943%3.989568%1.519285%1.385824%0.036028%13.118647%13.1%57,89657.9k205.761210%3.765625%2.199385%0.761606%0.032310%12.520135%12.5%80,60180.6k217.872874%3.413627%0.512246%0.390474%0.027741%12.216962%12.2%75,74775.7k227.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M6.953485%3.262641%0.672167%0.300653%0.032394%11.221339%11.2%22,17022.2k233.861761%3.804350%1.987405%0.928850%0.026579%10.608944%10.6%29,93629.9k247.149680%2.466330%0.611394%0.323826%0.052512%10.603742%10.6%42,40542.4k254.333458%2.950096%2.704419%0.384092%0.043772%10.415837%10.4%26,41326.4k263.970741%3.865910%1.607255%0.447225%0.018211%9.909341%9.9%84,88584.9k276.819192%1.624076%0.900308%0.302758%0.023902%9.670237%9.7%23,06123.1k284.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k293.748929%3.395511%0.877607%0.855137%0.033705%8.910888%8.9%27,76027.8k306.119044%1.752226%0.566162%0.113420%0.060616%8.611467%8.6%27,56127.6k313.423349%2.216264%1.093720%1.025121%0.052818%7.811272%7.8%48,50848.5k323.523578%2.672536%0.664845%0.278284%0.009613%7.148857%7.1%14,12914.1k332.743729%2.549202%0.937230%0.827758%0.055754%7.113672%7.1%17,48017.5k342.706309%2.504722%1.154745%0.562691%0.069460%6.997927%7.0%31,93731.9k352.809640%2.160494%1.054167%0.845525%0.056739%6.926565%6.9%42,36142.4k363.045409%2.298212%0.880549%0.566218%0.037572%6.827960%6.8%12,90312.9k372.606177%2.406344%1.018805%0.413414%0.050572%6.495311%6.5%13,22913.2k383.550258%1.381630%0.844201%0.699810%0.019375%6.495274%6.5%14,08014.1k393.426509%1.514964%0.779286%0.341080%0.012350%6.074190%6.1%39,83839.8k402.718047%2.026522%0.801208%0.281519%0.062154%5.889450%5.9%22,55222.6k413.002368%1.905467%0.483013%0.429845%0.016768%5.837461%5.8%14,27314.3k422.319486%1.888639%1.063888%0.230151%0.004992%5.507157%5.5%11,03111.0k433.025003%1.652864%0.400535%0.260173%0.002624%5.341198%5.3%12,21512.2k442.172011%1.747043%0.689126%0.335772%0.024872%4.968824%5.0%11,58711.6k452.212506%1.684538%0.387672%0.330166%0.000000%4.614881%4.6%9,309461.376128%1.211481%0.704834%0.211399%0.042686%3.546528%3.5%6,979471.893383%0.849716%0.387903%0.246206%0.011298%3.388506%3.4%7,198481.456764%1.131031%0.487309%0.135765%0.009808%3.220678%3.2%6,239491.121010%1.011225%0.388778%0.118849%0.000000%2.639862%2.6%5,24250

National Origin by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the South (371 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#12

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the South, selected metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the South
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Jackson Metro AreaJackson AreaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area97.074529%97.074529%97.1%561,183561k196.448104%96.448104%96.4%429,413429k296.158606%96.158606%96.2%465,449465k395.865119%95.865119%95.9%790,568791k495.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M595.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k695.365109%95.365109%95.4%519,284519k795.195849%95.195849%95.2%692,427692k895.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M994.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M1094.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M1193.591353%93.591353%93.6%749,254749k1293.586614%93.586614%93.6%547,448547k1393.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k1493.415520%93.415520%93.4%442,301442k1593.331122%93.331122%93.3%804,574805k1692.957368%92.957368%93.0%902,247902k1792.480320%92.480320%92.5%605,366605k1892.207079%92.207079%92.2%456,603457k1991.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M2091.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M2191.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M2291.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M2391.213414%91.213414%91.2%407,817408k2490.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M2590.516695%90.516695%90.5%675,527676k2689.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M2789.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2888.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2988.428656%88.428656%88.4%542,707543k3088.335120%88.335120%88.3%495,280495k3188.080224%88.080224%88.1%443,609444k3287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M3386.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M3486.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.711443%86.711443%86.7%470,322470k3586.004269%86.004269%86.0%646,255646k3685.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M3785.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M3885.040560%85.040560%85.0%542,296542k3983.926909%83.926909%83.9%374,925375k4083.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M4183.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M4281.859553%81.859553%81.9%557,439557k4380.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M4475.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4575.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4674.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4772.249852%72.249852%72.2%604,784605k4870.986824%70.986824%71.0%588,008588k4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#13

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the South, selected metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the South
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioSouthFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlottePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportJackson Metro AreaJackson Area34.610572%2.284293%2.083194%0.370156%0.037675%39.385890%39.4%2,334,3842.33M126.930562%0.788571%0.127726%0.024145%0.012193%27.883197%27.9%230,966231k223.761607%0.967777%0.512978%0.126154%0.043126%25.411643%25.4%212,714213k314.936417%5.702673%1.175903%1.030143%0.065946%22.911082%22.9%1,485,2321.49M49.097914%8.040352%3.224501%1.864847%0.072009%22.299622%22.3%1,340,5981.34M511.115471%4.675683%1.186381%0.774401%0.051401%17.803336%17.8%1,238,6001.24M611.918834%2.910963%1.432462%0.579899%0.041743%16.883902%16.9%393,143393k711.947663%2.248704%1.253212%0.160506%0.025845%15.635931%15.6%106,476106k89.022169%3.969237%1.027790%0.549774%0.058272%14.627242%14.6%284,151284k910.652791%1.819676%1.291614%0.245116%0.056186%14.065382%14.1%62,83462.8k106.540791%4.163180%1.468328%1.207958%0.044595%13.424852%13.4%753,507754k117.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.662395%2.597453%2.183205%0.431736%0.037982%12.912771%12.9%378,049378k127.046240%3.399554%1.475469%0.246466%0.057757%12.225487%12.2%91,86591.9k136.226228%3.525633%1.318955%0.812501%0.070797%11.954115%12.0%64,83964.8k145.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k158.826696%1.987785%0.673871%0.291552%0.017150%11.797054%11.8%275,148275k167.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M7.304990%2.130482%0.812879%0.466204%0.163211%10.877766%10.9%54,78554.8k174.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k184.085228%3.080220%1.384457%1.325087%0.039304%9.914297%9.9%275,704276k197.504575%1.358965%0.871739%0.118553%0.016466%9.870298%9.9%62,94262.9k205.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k214.510035%2.020215%1.820102%0.237746%0.044588%8.632685%8.6%48,40248.4k224.033091%2.859034%0.998793%0.699986%0.014739%8.605643%8.6%64,22464.2k233.312555%3.097261%1.623625%0.346325%0.026824%8.406590%8.4%119,718120k244.045962%2.210281%1.568786%0.246202%0.023137%8.094368%8.1%49,67749.7k254.761363%2.450050%0.432661%0.394593%0.020418%8.059084%8.1%107,756108k265.590223%1.455373%0.502346%0.096175%0.053232%7.697349%7.7%34,41534.4k273.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k284.464318%2.059513%0.587084%0.248751%0.033753%7.393419%7.4%92,43692.4k292.866731%2.729069%1.032541%0.626233%0.027262%7.281836%7.3%91,61791.6k303.162201%2.420874%0.803727%0.568667%0.026858%6.982328%7.0%34,57634.6k314.552475%1.209308%0.637652%0.191876%0.012221%6.603533%6.6%43,22643.2k322.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k333.824736%1.645575%0.516895%0.194312%0.035751%6.217269%6.2%60,34560.3k343.256835%1.364864%0.814209%0.249865%0.044196%5.729969%5.7%49,39649.4k352.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k362.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k372.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k382.279282%1.466101%0.759219%0.298292%0.037973%4.840867%4.8%38,75438.8k391.927443%1.608948%0.936054%0.134537%0.045620%4.652602%4.7%22,02922.0k401.917212%1.581807%0.740729%0.200867%0.022395%4.463010%4.5%26,10726.1k411.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k421.998155%1.374539%0.424268%0.124696%0.024334%3.945992%3.9%28,70228.7k431.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k442.177149%1.134662%0.334353%0.262506%0.015158%3.923828%3.9%44,78344.8k451.897811%1.134389%0.558104%0.165466%0.009366%3.765137%3.8%20,50220.5k461.644179%1.610589%0.277930%0.126233%0.004729%3.663661%3.7%30,21330.2k471.778148%1.146799%0.302866%0.129947%0.007851%3.365610%3.4%16,29116.3k481.219378%0.979051%0.406534%0.073221%0.002246%2.680430%2.7%11,93411.9k491.027859%0.921302%0.269679%0.151532%0.013493%2.383864%2.4%13,78113.8k50

National Origin by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the South, and the United States.

Born in the USA by State#14

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#West VirginiaMississippiKentuckyAlabamaLouisianaArkansasTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOklahomaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaDelawareGeorgiaSouthVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.MarylandTexasFlorida97.921989%97.921989%97.9%1,807,7301.81M197.101190%97.101190%97.1%2,902,5412.90M295.858648%95.858648%95.9%4,229,2734.23M395.754368%95.754368%95.8%4,635,6264.64M495.349562%95.349562%95.3%4,429,6264.43M594.648796%94.648796%94.6%2,809,6232.81M694.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M794.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M893.237080%93.237080%93.2%3,613,4863.61M991.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M1089.567613%89.567613%89.6%837,184837k1188.812158%88.812158%88.8%8,969,4248.97M1286.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M1385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k1483.891866%83.891866%83.9%4,999,8735.00M1581.934651%81.934651%81.9%22,086,66122.1M1676.599190%76.599190%76.6%15,269,62815.3M17

Continent of Birth by State#15

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#FloridaTexasMarylandDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.United States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaSouthGeorgiaDelawareNorth CarolinaN CarolinaOklahomaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasLouisianaKentuckyAlabamaMississippiWest Virginia15.476940%2.117791%1.933141%0.337747%0.036976%19.902595%19.9%3,967,4733.97M111.805749%3.400305%0.715417%0.705594%0.045559%16.672624%16.7%4,494,3454.49M25.944292%4.843989%2.388294%1.450544%0.043122%14.670241%14.7%874,332874k36.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k47.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.025041%4.403270%1.210209%1.190595%0.041635%11.870749%11.9%986,495986k57.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.183824%2.849073%0.891030%0.890951%0.033507%9.848386%9.8%994,620995k63.772461%2.991029%1.090195%0.969086%0.008987%8.831758%8.8%82,55082.6k74.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k83.523026%1.596738%0.420091%0.223914%0.055114%5.818883%5.8%225,516226k92.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k102.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k113.010808%1.084430%0.347620%0.148056%0.092775%4.683689%4.7%139,034139k122.217699%1.307411%0.359453%0.139722%0.013453%4.037738%4.0%187,580188k131.464011%1.193181%0.491706%0.321964%0.022870%3.493730%3.5%154,143154k141.819624%1.056915%0.368321%0.156698%0.017124%3.418682%3.4%165,504166k151.189352%0.730465%0.226683%0.095511%0.010438%2.252448%2.3%67,33067.3k160.702674%0.452253%0.293702%0.096095%0.021180%1.565902%1.6%28,90828.9k17

National Origin by County in the South

There are 1,422 counties in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 443,630.

Born in the USA by County#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the South, selected counties in the South, and entities that contain the South
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Jefferson CountyJeffersonEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeKnox CountyKnoxShelby CountyShelbyJefferson CountyJeffersonBaltimore CityBaltimoreGreenville CountyGreenvilleTulsa CountyTulsaAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelVolusia CountyVolusiaGuilford CountyGuilfordBrevard CountyBrevardOklahoma CountyOklahomaVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachPasco CountyPascoNew Castle CountyNew CastleDuval CountyDuvalBaltimore CountyBaltimoreSouthWilliamson CountyWilliamsonDavidson CountyDavidsonPinellas CountyPinellasFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPolk CountyPolkBexar CountyBexarDenton CountyDentonDistrict of ColumbiaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCobb CountyCobbTarrant CountyTarrantDeKalb CountyDeKalbLee CountyLeeTravis CountyTravisCollin CountyCollinHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPrince George's CountyPrince George'sDallas CountyDallasPrince William CountyPrince WilliamPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachGwinnett CountyGwinnettHarris CountyHarrisEl Paso CountyEl PasoFort Bend CountyFort BendOrange CountyOrangeHidalgo CountyHidalgoFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBroward CountyBrowardMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade95.434959%95.434959%95.4%629,008629k194.275796%94.275796%94.3%419,845420k294.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k392.982102%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k492.372625%92.372625%92.4%701,777702k591.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k691.082787%91.082787%91.1%439,193439k790.559570%90.559570%90.6%570,365570k889.832368%89.832368%89.8%502,825503k988.972330%88.972330%89.0%454,476454k1088.839717%88.839717%88.8%454,695455k1188.335120%88.335120%88.3%495,280495k1288.247517%88.247517%88.2%674,827675k1388.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k1488.085438%88.085438%88.1%430,130430k1587.644498%87.644498%87.6%483,795484k1687.640000%87.640000%87.6%789,540790k1787.045367%87.045367%87.0%718,704719k1886.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.701697%86.701697%86.7%425,375425k1986.605329%86.605329%86.6%578,424578k2086.447313%86.447313%86.4%812,214812k2186.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k2285.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k2385.606410%85.606410%85.6%444,168444k2485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.040560%85.040560%85.0%542,296542k2584.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M2684.227788%84.227788%84.2%635,625636k2784.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k2884.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k2982.741616%82.741616%82.7%602,680603k3082.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M3182.289177%82.289177%82.3%595,693596k3281.859553%81.859553%81.9%557,439557k3380.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k3479.657310%79.657310%79.7%706,268706k3578.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M3677.303377%77.303377%77.3%693,947694k3775.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3874.208237%74.208237%74.2%329,210329k3973.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M4073.451630%73.451630%73.5%642,145642k4173.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M4272.297359%72.297359%72.3%602,665603k4371.355279%71.355279%71.4%487,896488k4471.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k4570.986824%70.986824%71.0%588,008588k4667.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4765.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4864.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50

Continent of Birth by County#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the South, selected counties in the South, and entities that contain the South
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFairfax CountyFairfaxHidalgo CountyHidalgoFort Bend CountyFort BendHarris CountyHarrisEl Paso CountyEl PasoGwinnett CountyGwinnettPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasPrince William CountyPrince WilliamPrince George's CountyPrince George'sOrange CountyOrangeCollin CountyCollinTravis CountyTravisDeKalb CountyDeKalbHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantCobb CountyCobbLee CountyLeeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDenton CountyDentonDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarWake CountyWakeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonDavidson CountyDavidsonBaltimore CountyBaltimoreWilliamson CountyWilliamsonSouthPinellas CountyPinellasOklahoma CountyOklahomaNew Castle CountyNew CastleGuilford CountyGuilfordPolk CountyPolkDuval CountyDuvalPasco CountyPascoVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachBrevard CountyBrevardTulsa CountyTulsaAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelGreenville CountyGreenvilleBaltimore CityBaltimoreVolusia CountyVolusiaJefferson CountyJeffersonShelby CountyShelbyEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeKnox CountyKnoxJefferson CountyJefferson48.645445%1.806661%1.469101%0.279573%0.029087%52.229868%52.2%1,391,6221.39M126.854081%2.783859%2.569509%0.462608%0.045070%32.715127%32.7%609,738610k212.320594%11.945096%5.206012%3.044611%0.093436%32.609748%32.6%334,697335k315.688061%9.390522%2.990325%2.147699%0.091801%30.308407%30.3%343,360343k426.930562%0.788571%0.127726%0.024145%0.012193%27.883197%27.9%230,966231k513.606169%9.774393%2.299358%1.238600%0.144350%27.062870%27.1%185,044185k617.789812%5.495599%1.262421%1.053277%0.063100%25.664209%25.7%1,138,0171.14M723.717118%0.966420%0.513081%0.123562%0.042827%25.363007%25.4%211,424211k812.286186%8.166846%2.331734%1.894212%0.042666%24.721645%24.7%216,127216k918.211455%2.814070%2.319345%0.419515%0.044182%23.808567%23.8%333,024333k1017.144478%4.537666%1.327468%0.605240%0.031993%23.646846%23.6%594,258594k1111.597502%6.753376%3.105065%1.315511%0.027726%22.799179%22.8%101,144101k1212.467960%5.027665%3.300015%0.590736%0.007909%21.394285%21.4%192,055192k1314.477869%3.580655%1.468566%0.595436%0.031209%20.153735%20.2%253,142253k149.854246%6.012522%1.718298%1.353209%0.059551%18.997827%19.0%168,441168k1510.848511%4.714782%1.223157%0.658436%0.074030%17.518917%17.5%201,148201k167.030648%4.988244%3.185376%1.046827%0.026109%16.277203%16.3%117,831118k1711.181361%3.072047%1.328059%0.495745%0.036657%16.113869%16.1%213,196213k189.754412%3.875834%1.388272%0.802042%0.082874%15.903435%15.9%309,724310k198.384954%3.950642%1.879630%1.422868%0.041187%15.679281%15.7%114,206114k2011.947663%2.248704%1.253212%0.160506%0.025845%15.635931%15.6%106,476106k217.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k226.997416%5.615981%1.027496%0.736898%0.042139%14.419930%14.4%108,820109k236.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k247.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.837526%2.289074%0.700382%0.353688%0.015441%13.196112%13.2%245,276245k255.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k269.459978%1.983429%1.201120%0.212008%0.063024%12.919558%12.9%67,03367.0k275.051582%4.613060%1.641423%1.137489%0.077050%12.520604%12.5%124,800125k285.591681%3.674585%2.126414%0.766599%0.031143%12.190422%12.2%81,41881.4k294.786318%3.306301%1.974648%1.791402%0.026161%11.884830%11.9%98,12998.1k305.885626%4.177987%0.814277%0.590886%0.045045%11.513822%11.5%56,48956.5k317.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M4.828705%3.494233%2.663621%0.427440%0.050663%11.464662%11.5%107,716108k326.918156%2.730359%0.527921%0.461751%0.027985%10.666171%10.7%81,56481.6k334.192595%3.870311%1.339500%1.198195%0.011413%10.612014%10.6%58,57858.6k343.933648%3.887733%1.425515%0.884109%0.021492%10.152497%10.2%51,96252.0k357.504575%1.358965%0.871739%0.118553%0.016466%9.870298%9.9%62,94262.9k363.866732%3.778597%1.613960%0.445115%0.017316%9.721720%9.7%87,58287.6k375.041879%2.067949%1.749913%0.354283%0.025394%9.239418%9.2%45,11745.1k384.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k394.510035%2.020215%1.820102%0.237746%0.044588%8.632685%8.6%48,40248.4k405.255921%2.255237%0.603185%0.261661%0.046839%8.422843%8.4%53,04953.0k413.404635%2.776125%1.309008%0.723375%0.057348%8.270491%8.3%46,29346.3k424.655624%1.729605%1.063894%0.338455%0.058690%7.846268%7.8%37,83437.8k433.423349%2.216264%1.093720%1.025121%0.052818%7.811272%7.8%48,50848.5k443.929280%1.684593%1.494305%0.223568%0.021730%7.353477%7.4%37,56237.6k452.670443%2.312945%1.008393%0.860049%0.052914%6.904744%6.9%52,45752.5k462.976019%2.044952%0.738535%0.413985%0.020811%6.194303%6.2%58,04058.0k472.642718%1.971990%0.366913%0.186376%0.001347%5.169344%5.2%23,02123.0k481.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k491.930523%1.291769%0.351997%0.326660%0.024883%3.925832%3.9%25,87525.9k50

National Origin by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the South to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Born in the USA by Region#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MidwestSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastWest92.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M186.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M379.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M4

Continent of Birth by Region#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#WestNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMidwest10.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M17.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M27.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M32.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of the South. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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