Alabama Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

96.0%

Foreign Born

4.0%

Naturalized

1.6%

US Citizens

97.6%

Alabama Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Alabama Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20245,086,7684.0%96.0%
20235,054,2533.8%96.2%
20225,028,0923.5%96.5%
20214,997,6753.5%96.5%
20204,893,1863.4%96.6%
20194,876,2503.5%96.5%
20184,864,6803.5%96.5%
20174,850,7713.5%96.5%
20164,841,1643.4%96.6%
20154,830,6203.5%96.5%
20144,817,6783.5%96.5%
20134,799,2773.5%96.5%
20124,777,3263.5%96.5%
20114,747,4243.4%96.6%
20104,712,6513.4%96.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Alabama

Approximately 4.0% of residents in Alabama were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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