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Opelousas, LA Historical Place of Birth and Citizenship Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 16,668

	Opelousas, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	16,559	99.35%, see rank	96.05%	86.93%
Born in the State of Residence	15,623	93.73%, see rank	78.10%	58.73%
Born in Different State	918	5.51%, see rank	17.32%	26.78%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	18	0.11%, see rank	0.63%	1.42%
Foreign Born	109	0.65%, see rank	3.95%	13.07%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	81	0.49%, see rank	1.57%	5.99%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	28	0.17%, see rank	2.38%	7.09%
Born In Europe	27	0.16%, see rank	0.35%	1.53%
Born In Asia	72	0.43%, see rank	1.28%	3.82%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.55%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	10	0.06%, see rank	2.10%	6.83%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.26%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 16,941

	Opelousas, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	16,791	99.11%, see rank	96.31%	87.13%
Born in the State of Residence	15,789	93.20%, see rank	78.49%	58.71%
Born in Different State	963	5.68%, see rank	17.23%	27.04%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	39	0.23%, see rank	0.59%	1.38%
Foreign Born	150	0.89%, see rank	3.69%	12.87%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	83	0.49%, see rank	1.50%	5.71%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	67	0.40%, see rank	2.19%	7.16%
Born In Europe	40	0.24%, see rank	0.35%	1.56%
Born In Asia	57	0.34%, see rank	1.19%	3.67%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	53	0.31%, see rank	1.93%	6.79%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.26%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 17,778

	Opelousas, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	17,351	97.60%, see rank	96.44%	87.28%
Born in the State of Residence	16,309	91.74%, see rank	78.80%	58.66%
Born in Different State	965	5.43%, see rank	17.06%	27.28%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	77	0.43%, see rank	0.58%	1.33%
Foreign Born	427	2.40%, see rank	3.56%	12.72%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	227	1.28%, see rank	1.49%	5.48%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	200	1.12%, see rank	2.07%	7.24%
Born In Europe	39	0.22%, see rank	0.36%	1.59%
Born In Asia	63	0.35%, see rank	1.14%	3.54%
Born In Africa	41	0.23%, see rank	0.12%	0.48%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	284	1.60%, see rank	1.86%	6.77%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.27%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 22,920

	Opelousas, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	22,517	98.24%, see rank	96.87%	87.61%
Born in the State of Residence	20,942	91.37%, see rank	79.24%	58.98%
Born in Different State	1,468	6.40%, see rank	17.07%	27.35%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	107	0.47%, see rank	0.57%	1.29%
Foreign Born	403	1.76%, see rank	3.13%	12.39%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	168	0.73%, see rank	1.42%	5.28%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	235	1.03%, see rank	1.70%	7.11%
Born In Europe	49	0.21%, see rank	0.37%	1.64%
Born In Asia	73	0.32%, see rank	1.05%	3.34%
Born In Africa	46	0.20%, see rank	0.11%	0.46%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	235	1.03%, see rank	1.52%	6.60%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.28%

US Census 2000 data

Total population: 22,860

	Opelousas, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	22,918	100.25%, see rank	97.41%	88.95%
Born in the State of Residence	21,260	93.00%, see rank	79.37%	59.96%
Born in Different State	1,623	7.10%, see rank	17.47%	27.74%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	35	0.15%, see rank	0.57%	1.25%
Foreign Born	87	0.38%, see rank	2.59%	11.05%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	29	0.13%, see rank	1.26%	4.46%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	58	0.25%, see rank	1.34%	6.60%
Born In Europe	13	0.06%, see rank	0.40%	1.75%
Born In Asia	26	0.11%, see rank	0.97%	2.92%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.31%
Born In Oceania	7	0.03%, see rank	0.01%	0.06%
Born In Latin America	35	0.15%, see rank	1.04%	5.72%
Born In Northern America	6	0.03%, see rank	0.07%	0.29%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.