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Citizenship status

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000285

People who indicate that they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad of at least one U.S. citizen parent are U.S. citizens.

People who indicate that they are U.S. citizens through naturalization are also U.S. citizens.

Naturalized U.S. citizens are foreign-born people who identify themselves as naturalized. Naturalization is the conferring, by any means, of citizenship upon a person after birth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000285
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoForeign born; Native born; Nativity status; Place of birth
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000285",
  "term": "Citizenship status",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "People who indicate that they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad of at least one U.S. citizen parent are U.S. citizens.\n\nPeople who indicate that they are U.S. citizens through naturalization are also U.S. citizens.\n\nNaturalized U.S. citizens are foreign-born people who identify themselves as naturalized. Naturalization is the conferring, by any means, of citizenship upon a person after birth.",
  "see_also": [
    "Foreign born",
    "Native born",
    "Nativity status",
    "Place of birth"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/citizenship-status/"
}

Record 285 of 2,177 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.