Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

92.3%

Foreign Born

7.7%

Naturalized

4.3%

US Citizens

96.6%

Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202413,018,6397.7%92.3%
202312,986,5187.4%92.6%
202212,989,2087.3%92.7%
202112,970,6507.1%92.9%
202012,794,8857.0%93.0%
201912,791,5306.9%93.1%
201812,791,1816.8%93.2%
201712,790,5056.6%93.4%
201612,783,9776.4%93.6%
201512,779,5596.3%93.7%
201412,758,7296.1%93.9%
201312,731,3816.0%94.0%
201212,699,5895.8%94.2%
201112,660,7395.7%94.3%
201012,612,7055.6%94.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Pennsylvania

Approximately 7.7% of residents in Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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