**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	30,188,424	17.6%	82.4%
2023	29,640,343	17.2%	82.8%
2022	29,243,342	17.1%	82.9%
2021	28,862,581	17.0%	83.0%
2020	28,635,442	16.8%	83.2%
2019	28,260,856	17.0%	83.0%
2018	27,885,195	17.0%	83.0%
2017	27,419,612	16.9%	83.1%
2016	26,956,435	16.7%	83.3%
2015	26,538,614	16.6%	83.4%
2014	26,092,033	16.5%	83.5%
2013	25,639,373	16.3%	83.7%
2012	25,208,897	16.3%	83.7%
2011	24,774,187	16.2%	83.8%
2010	24,311,891	16.1%	83.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Texas

Approximately 17.6% of residents in Texas were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 89.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

Texas Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)