| Table 16. | Nativity of the Population for Metropolitan Areas With 500,000 or More Population: 1990 |
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| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: March 9, 1999 (See text for sources, definitions, and explanations) |
| Metropolitan area (rank in total population) 1/ | Total* | Native* | Foreign born* | |
| Number* | Percent* | |||
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA (49) | 861,424 | 824,545 | 36,879 | 4.3 |
| Albuquerque, NM MSA (66) | 589,131 | 560,288 | 28,843 | 4.9 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA (64) | 595,081 | 572,798 | 22,283 | 3.7 |
| Atlanta, GA MSA (13) | 2,959,950 | 2,843,326 | 116,624 | 3.9 |
| Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA (52) | 846,227 | 790,073 | 56,154 | 6.6 |
| Bakersfield, CA MSA (70) | 543,477 | 477,336 | 66,141 | 12.2 |
| Baton Rouge, LA MSA (71) | 528,264 | 517,806 | 10,458 | 2.0 |
| Birmingham, AL MSA (53) | 840,140 | 830,999 | 9,141 | 1.1 |
| Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA (7) | 5,455,620 | 4,933,526 | 522,094 | 9.6 |
| Boston, MA-NH PMSA | 3,227,633 | 2,863,001 | 364,632 | 11.3 |
| Brockton, MA PMSA | 236,409 | 221,295 | 15,114 | 6.4 |
| Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA | 138,165 | 128,676 | 9,489 | 6.9 |
| Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA | 353,232 | 324,563 | 28,669 | 8.1 |
| Lowell, MA-NH PMSA | 280,575 | 255,243 | 25,332 | 9.0 |
| Manchester, NH PMSA | 173,841 | 164,535 | 9,306 | 5.4 |
| Nashua, NH PMSA | 168,330 | 159,393 | 8,937 | 5.3 |
| New Bedford, MA PMSA | 175,705 | 149,371 | 26,334 | 15.0 |
| Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA | 223,323 | 216,655 | 6,668 | 3.0 |
| Worcester, MA-CT PMSA | 478,407 | 450,794 | 27,613 | 5.8 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA (33) | 1,189,288 | 1,137,068 | 52,220 | 4.4 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA (73) | 506,875 | 496,171 | 10,704 | 2.1 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA (34) | 1,162,093 | 1,138,052 | 24,041 | 2.1 |
| Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA (3) | 8,239,820 | 7,325,239 | 914,581 | 11.1 |
| Chicago,IL PMSA | 7,410,858 | 6,525,777 | 885,081 | 11.9 |
| Gary, IN PMSA | 604,526 | 582,101 | 22,425 | 3.7 |
| Kankakee, IL PMSA | 96,255 | 94,723 | 1,532 | 1.6 |
| Kenosha, WI PMSA | 128,181 | 122,638 | 5,543 | 4.3 |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA (22) | 1,817,571 | 1,785,751 | 31,820 | 1.8 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA | 1,526,092 | 1,498,492 | 27,600 | 1.8 |
| Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA | 291,479 | 287,259 | 4,220 | 1.4 |
| Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA (14) | 2,859,644 | 2,741,376 | 118,268 | 4.1 |
| Akron, OH PMSA | 657,575 | 639,312 | 18,263 | 2.8 |
| Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA | 2,202,069 | 2,102,064 | 100,005 | 4.5 |
| Columbus, OH MSA (29) | 1,345,450 | 1,309,571 | 35,879 | 2.7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA (9) | 4,037,282 | 3,718,883 | 318,399 | 7.9 |
| Dallas, TX PMSA | 2,676,248 | 2,441,726 | 234,522 | 8.8 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA | 1,361,034 | 1,277,157 | 83,877 | 6.2 |
| Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA (43) | 951,270 | 934,056 | 17,214 | 1.8 |
| Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA (21) | 1,980,140 | 1,880,368 | 99,772 | 5.0 |
| Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA | 225,339 | 212,778 | 12,561 | 5.6 |
| Denver, CO PMSA | 1,622,980 | 1,541,646 | 81,334 | 5.0 |
| Greeley, CO PMSA | 131,821 | 125,944 | 5,877 | 4.5 |
| Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA (8) | 5,187,171 | 4,920,394 | 266,777 | 5.1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI PMSA | 490,058 | 466,423 | 23,635 | 4.8 |
| Detroit, MI PMSA | 4,266,654 | 4,032,175 | 234,479 | 5.5 |
| Flint, MI PMSA | 430,459 | 421,796 | 8,663 | 2.0 |
| El Paso, TX MSA (65) | 591,610 | 449,994 | 141,616 | 23.9 |
| Fresno, CA MSA (56) | 755,580 | 623,319 | 132,261 | 17.5 |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA (45) | 937,891 | 911,804 | 26,087 | 2.8 |
| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA (39) | 1,050,304 | 1,034,986 | 15,318 | 1.5 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA (55) | 830,563 | 818,662 | 11,901 | 1.4 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA (67) | 587,986 | 576,075 | 11,911 | 2.0 |
| Hartford, CT MSA (35) | 1,157,617 | 1,056,493 | 101,124 | 8.7 |
| Honolulu, HI MSA (54) | 836,231 | 705,269 | 130,962 | 15.7 |
| Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA (10) | 3,731,131 | 3,270,751 | 460,380 | 12.3 |
| Brazoria, TX PMSA | 191,707 | 182,393 | 9,314 | 4.9 |
| Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA | 217,399 | 206,654 | 10,745 | 4.9 |
| Houston, TX PMSA | 3,322,025 | 2,881,704 | 440,321 | 13.3 |
| Indianapolis, IN MSA (28) | 1,380,491 | 1,358,894 | 21,597 | 1.6 |
| Jacksonville, FL MSA (46) | 906,727 | 876,333 | 30,394 | 3.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS MSA (25) | 1,582,875 | 1,547,387 | 35,488 | 2.2 |
| Knoxville, TN MSA (69) | 585,960 | 577,515 | 8,445 | 1.4 |
| Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA (51) | 852,737 | 778,433 | 74,304 | 8.7 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA (72) | 513,117 | 505,844 | 7,273 | 1.4 |
| Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA (2) | 14,531,529 | 10,586,701 | 3,944,828 | 27.1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA | 8,863,164 | 5,968,098 | 2,895,066 | 32.7 |
| Orange County, CA PMSA | 2,410,556 | 1,835,448 | 575,108 | 23.9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA | 2,588,793 | 2,228,143 | 360,650 | 13.9 |
| Ventura, CA PMSA | 669,016 | 555,012 | 114,004 | 17.0 |
| Louisville, KY-IN MSA (44) | 948,829 | 936,859 | 11,970 | 1.3 |
| Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA (40) | 1,007,306 | 993,399 | 13,907 | 1.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA (11) | 3,192,582 | 2,119,739 | 1,072,843 | 33.6 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA | 1,255,488 | 1,057,214 | 198,274 | 15.8 |
| Miami, FL PMSA | 1,937,094 | 1,062,525 | 874,569 | 45.1 |
| Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA (24) | 1,607,183 | 1,547,685 | 59,498 | 3.7 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA | 1,432,149 | 1,378,106 | 54,043 | 3.8 |
| Racine, WI PMSA | 175,034 | 169,579 | 5,455 | 3.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA (15) | 2,538,834 | 2,450,741 | 88,093 | 3.5 |
| Nashville, TN MSA (41) | 985,026 | 967,014 | 18,012 | 1.8 |
| New Orleans, LA MSA (31) | 1,285,270 | 1,232,265 | 53,005 | 4.1 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA (1) |
19,549,729 | 15,892,460 | 3,657,269 | 18.7 |
| Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA | 1,278,440 | 1,041,502 | 236,938 | 18.5 |
| Bridgeport, CT PMSA | 443,722 | 402,194 | 41,528 | 9.4 |
| Danbury, CT PMSA | 193,610 | 175,346 | 18,264 | 9.4 |
| Dutchess County, NY PMSA | 259,462 | 241,443 | 18,019 | 6.9 |
| Jersey City, NJ PMSA | 553,099 | 383,665 | 169,434 | 30.6 |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA | 1,019,835 | 893,182 | 126,653 | 12.4 |
| Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA | 986,327 | 918,429 | 67,898 | 6.9 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA | 2,609,212 | 2,335,690 | 273,522 | 10.5 |
| New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA | 530,240 | 495,757 | 34,483 | 6.5 |
| New York, NY PMSA | 8,546,846 | 6,260,850 | 2,285,996 | 26.7 |
| Newark, NJ PMSA | 1,915,928 | 1,649,462 | 266,466 | 13.9 |
| Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA | 335,613 | 312,251 | 23,362 | 7.0 |
| Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA | 329,942 | 280,736 | 49,206 | 14.9 |
| Trenton, NJ PMSA | 325,824 | 297,434 | 28,390 | 8.7 |
| Waterbury, CT PMSA | 221,629 | 204,519 | 17,110 | 7.7 |
| Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (27) | 1,443,244 | 1,393,494 | 49,750 | 3.4 |
| Oklahoma City, OK MSA (42) | 958,839 | 928,501 | 30,338 | 3.2 |
| Omaha, NE-IA MSA (60) | 639,580 | 624,705 | 14,875 | 2.3 |
| Orlando, FL MSA (32) | 1,224,852 | 1,142,810 | 82,042 | 6.7 |
| Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA (6) |
5,892,937 | 5,600,688 | 292,249 | 5.0 |
| Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA | 319,416 | 304,039 | 15,377 | 4.8 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA | 4,922,175 | 4,669,670 | 252,505 | 5.1 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA | 138,053 | 131,998 | 6,055 | 4.4 |
| Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA | 513,293 | 494,981 | 18,312 | 3.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA (19) | 2,238,480 | 2,076,650 | 161,830 | 7.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA MSA (18) | 2,394,811 | 2,337,103 | 57,708 | 2.4 |
| Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA (23) | 1,793,476 | 1,689,202 | 104,274 | 5.8 |
| Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA | 1,515,452 | 1,427,380 | 88,072 | 5.8 |
| Salem, OR PMSA | 278,024 | 261,822 | 16,202 | 5.8 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA (36) | 1,134,365 | 1,016,353 | 118,012 | 10.4 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA (50) | 855,545 | 826,171 | 29,374 | 3.4 |
| Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA (47) | 865,640 | 843,122 | 22,518 | 2.6 |
| Rochester, NY MSA (38) | 1,062,470 | 1,009,713 | 52,757 | 5.0 |
| Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA (26) | 1,481,102 | 1,340,637 | 140,465 | 9.5 |
| Sacramento, CA PMSA | 1,340,010 | 1,219,874 | 120,136 | 9.0 |
| Yolo, CA PMSA | 141,092 | 120,763 | 20,329 | 14.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL MSA (17) | 2,492,525 | 2,443,591 | 48,934 | 2.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-MSA (37) | 1,072,227 | 1,030,452 | 41,775 | 3.9 |
| San Antonio, TX MSA (30) | 1,324,749 | 1,219,805 | 104,944 | 7.9 |
| San Diego, CA MSA (16) | 2,498,016 | 2,069,206 | 428,810 | 17.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA (5) | 6,253,311 | 5,002,618 | 1,250,693 | 20.0 |
| Oakland, CA PMSA | 2,082,914 | 1,745,479 | 337,435 | 16.2 |
| San Francisco, CA PMSA | 1,603,678 | 1,162,388 | 441,290 | 27.5 |
| San Jose, CA PMSA | 1,497,577 | 1,150,376 | 347,201 | 23.2 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA | 229,734 | 197,582 | 32,152 | 14.0 |
| Santa Rosa, CA PMSA | 388,222 | 352,802 | 35,420 | 9.1 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA | 451,186 | 393,991 | 57,195 | 12.7 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA (61) | 638,466 | 627,861 | 10,605 | 1.7 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA (12) | 2,970,328 | 2,749,395 | 220,933 | 7.4 |
| Bremerton, WA PMSA | 189,731 | 181,996 | 7,735 | 4.1 |
| Olympia, WA PMSA | 161,238 | 153,432 | 7,806 | 4.8 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA | 2,033,156 | 1,863,358 | 169,798 | 8.4 |
| Tacoma, WA PMSA | 586,203 | 550,609 | 35,594 | 6.1 |
| Springfield, MA MSA (68) | 588,043 | 550,528 | 37,515 | 6.4 |
| Syracuse, NY MSA (57) | 742,177 | 714,721 | 27,456 | 3.7 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA (20) | 2,067,959 | 1,921,956 | 146,003 | 7.1 |
| Toledo, OH MSA (62) | 614,128 | 598,723 | 15,405 | 2.5 |
| Tucson, AZ MSA (59) | 666,880 | 606,932 | 59,948 | 9.0 |
| Tulsa, OK MSA (58) | 708,954 | 694,655 | 14,299 | 2.0 |
| Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA (4) | 6,727,050 | 6,148,264 | 578,786 | 8.6 |
| Baltimore, MD PMSA | 2,382,172 | 2,294,519 | 87,653 | 3.7 |
| Hagerstown, MD PMSA | 121,393 | 119,928 | 1,465 | 1.2 |
| Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA | 4,223,485 | 3,733,817 | 489,668 | 11.6 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA (48) | 863,518 | 758,215 | 105,303 | 12.2 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA (63) | 600,895 | 587,687 | 13,208 | 2.2 |
* Indicates sample data.
1/ Metropolitan areas as defined effective June 30, 1993. See text for
Tables 15 and 16.
