United States Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

85.9%

Foreign Born

14.1%

Naturalized

7.4%

US Citizens

93.2%

United States Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


United States Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024334,922,49914.1%85.9%
2023332,387,54013.9%86.1%
2022331,097,59313.7%86.3%
2021329,725,48113.6%86.4%
2020326,569,30813.5%86.5%
2019324,697,79513.6%86.4%
2018322,903,03013.5%86.5%
2017321,004,40713.4%86.6%
2016318,558,16213.2%86.8%
2015316,515,02113.2%86.8%
2014314,107,08413.1%86.9%
2013311,536,59412.9%87.1%
2012309,138,71112.9%87.1%
2011306,603,77212.8%87.2%
2010303,965,27212.7%87.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for United States

Approximately 14.1% of residents in the United States were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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