New York Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

77.2%

Foreign Born

22.8%

Naturalized

13.6%

US Citizens

90.8%

New York Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


New York Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202419,852,36622.8%77.2%
202319,872,31922.6%77.4%
202219,994,37922.6%77.4%
202120,114,74522.5%77.5%
202019,514,84922.4%77.6%
201919,572,31922.6%77.4%
201819,618,45322.6%77.4%
201719,798,22822.7%77.3%
201619,697,45722.6%77.4%
201519,673,17422.5%77.5%
201419,594,33022.3%77.7%
201319,487,05322.1%77.9%
201219,398,12522.0%78.0%
201119,302,44821.8%78.2%
201019,229,75221.7%78.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for New York

Approximately 22.8% of residents in New York were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 90.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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