Harris County, Texas Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

73.2%

Foreign Born

26.8%

Naturalized

10.7%

US Citizens

83.8%

Harris County, Texas Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Harris County, Texas Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20244,838,30326.8%73.2%
20234,758,57926.4%73.6%
20224,726,17726.2%73.8%
20214,697,95726.2%73.8%
20204,680,60926.0%74.0%
20194,646,63026.1%73.9%
20184,602,52326.1%73.9%
20174,525,51926.0%74.0%
20164,434,25725.7%74.3%
20154,356,36225.4%74.6%
20144,269,60825.3%74.7%
20134,182,28525.0%75.0%
20124,101,75225.0%75.0%
20114,025,40925.0%75.0%
20103,950,99925.0%75.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Harris County, Texas

Approximately 26.8% of residents in Harris County, Texas were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 83.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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