Percentage of population in the United States, by age group, nativity, and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2009

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Table 3.	Percentage of population in the United States, by age group, nativity, and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2009

	Total population		Ages 15–19		Ages 20–24
Year and sex	Born within the United States¹	Born outside of the United States¹	Born within the United States¹	Born outside of the United States¹	Born within the United States¹	Born outside of the United States¹
1990²
Total	92.1	7.9	93.4	6.6	90.4	9.6
Male	92.0	8.0	93.1	6.9	89.6	10.4
Female	92.1	7.9	93.8	6.2	91.3	8.7

2000
Total	88.9	11.1	91.2	8.8	85.3	14.7
Male	88.8	11.2	90.6	9.4	84.0	16.0
Female	89.1	10.9	91.8	8.2	86.7	13.3

2005
Total	87.6	12.4	91.6	8.4	86.3	13.7
Male	87.3	12.7	91.4	8.6	85.1	14.9
Female	87.9	12.1	91.9	8.1	87.6	12.4

2009
Total	87.5	12.5	93.1	6.9	88.2	11.8
Male	87.3	12.7	92.9	7.1	87.5	12.5
Female	87.6	12.4	93.3	6.7	89.1	10.9

¹United States refers to the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
²1990 data are from Census Bureau population estimates, rather than the American Community Survey.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Foreign-Born Resident Population Estimates and Native Population Estimates of the United States by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 1990, released April 11, 2000; and American Community Survey, 2000, 2005, and 2009.