Born in State of Residence

What percentage of each state’s population was born in that state.

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Map showing the percentage of the population that was born in that state of residence.

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Here we can see what share of each state’s population was born in that state. The data includes all residents, including foreign born residents.

We can immediately see a very strong geographic pattern. The Mid-West and part of the Deep South is where the highest percentage of people were born in the state of residence. Louisiana has the highest share, where 78.1% of its population was born in Louisiana. Michigan (76.3%) and Ohio (74.9%) are just behind Louisiana.

The lower percentages can be found further West, in Florida and parts of the East of the US. Nevada has by far the lowest share, where only 26.7% of its population was actually born in Nevada. Florida (35.8%), D.C. (37%) and Arizona (39.6%) are the only other states where less than 40% of its residents were born in that state.

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11 responses to “Born in State of Residence”

Bryan Stewart

Oct 28, 2024 at 3:21 pm

Any chance we can get an updated version of this? It’s fantastic!

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Bryan Stewart

Oct 28, 2024 at 3:21 pm

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Feb 16, 2023 at 9:57 am

[…] interesting fact about living in Nevada is that folks born in state make up 26.7% of the population, which is the lowest rate in the United States. In other words, native-born residents are […]

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Nov 16, 2022 at 10:23 pm

[…] interesting fact about living in Nevada is that folks born in state make up 26.7% of the population, which is the lowest rate in the United States. In other words, native-born residents are […]

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Nov 16, 2022 at 4:23 pm

[…] other attention-grabbing truth about dwelling in Nevada is that people born in state make up 26.7% of the inhabitants, which is the bottom charge in the USA. In different phrases, native-born residents are thought of […]

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Sep 8, 2022 at 3:03 am

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Apr 11, 2022 at 2:35 pm

[…] 42.4% of homegrown residents. Nevada solely has 26.7%, and Arizona has about 39.6%, in line with Landgeist, which used 2019 census information to compile state-by-state […]

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Apr 11, 2022 at 2:27 pm

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Apr 11, 2022 at 2:19 pm

[…] 42.4% of homegrown residents. Nevada only has 26.7%, and Arizona has about 39.6%, according to Landgeist, which used 2019 census data to compile state-by-state […]

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Apr 10, 2022 at 7:46 am

[…] 42.4% of homegrown residents. Nevada only has 26.7%, and Arizona has about 39.6%, according to Landgeist, which used 2019 census data to compile state-by-state […]

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Apr 10, 2022 at 5:05 am

[…] 42.4% of homegrown residents. Nevada only has 26.7%, and Arizona has about 39.6%, according to Landgeist, which used 2019 census data to compile state-by-state […]

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