Some states have more born-and-bred residents than others, and
Stacker organized them all in a ranking using the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. The list also includes Washington D.C.
“In certain corners of the U.S., the only way you’ll ever be considered a local is if you were born there...Elsewhere, in major metropolitan centers like New York City, it can feel like no one is originally from there.”
“Results on this list might surprise some readers,”
Stacker predicted, revealing the list of states with the biggest portions of the total population born in that state.