Nebraska Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

92.0%

Foreign Born

8.0%

Naturalized

3.4%

US Citizens

95.4%

Nebraska Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Nebraska Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20241,978,7078.0%92.0%
20231,965,9267.7%92.3%
20221,958,9397.5%92.5%
20211,951,4807.4%92.6%
20201,923,8267.4%92.6%
20191,914,5717.2%92.8%
20181,904,7607.0%93.0%
20171,893,9216.9%93.1%
20161,881,2596.7%93.3%
20151,869,3656.6%93.4%
20141,855,6176.5%93.5%
20131,841,6256.3%93.7%
20121,827,3066.2%93.8%
20111,813,0616.0%94.0%
20101,799,1255.9%94.1%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Nebraska

Approximately 8.0% of residents in Nebraska were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 95.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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