Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Texas

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#50. Victoria County

- Population: 91,281
- Born in Texas: 72,331 (79.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,678 (12.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 857 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,415 (7.0% of population)

#49. Coleman County

- Population: 7,765
- Born in Texas: 6,159 (79.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,152 (14.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 41 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 413 (5.3% of population)

#48. Culberson County

- Population: 2,181
- Born in Texas: 1,730 (79.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 185 (8.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 60 (2.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 206 (9.4% of population)

#47. Jackson County

- Population: 15,081
- Born in Texas: 11,965 (79.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,971 (13.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 221 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 924 (6.1% of population)

#46. Kleberg County

- Population: 30,629
- Born in Texas: 24,401 (79.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,041 (13.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 238 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,949 (6.4% of population)

#45. Roberts County

- Population: 785
- Born in Texas: 626 (79.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 143 (18.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16 (2.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

#44. Newton County

- Population: 12,193
- Born in Texas: 9,757 (80.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,213 (18.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 45 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 178 (1.5% of population)

#43. La Salle County

- Population: 6,946
- Born in Texas: 5,559 (80.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 606 (8.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 356 (5.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 425 (6.1% of population)

#42. Freestone County

- Population: 19,813
- Born in Texas: 15,864 (80.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,872 (14.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 129 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 948 (4.8% of population)

#41. Coke County

- Population: 3,315
- Born in Texas: 2,657 (80.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 547 (16.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 99 (3.0% of population)

#40. Scurry County

- Population: 16,633
- Born in Texas: 13,348 (80.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,457 (14.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 51 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 777 (4.7% of population)

#39. Ward County

- Population: 11,255
- Born in Texas: 9,039 (80.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,260 (11.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 82 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 874 (7.8% of population)

#38. Haskell County

- Population: 5,390
- Born in Texas: 4,329 (80.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 675 (12.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 62 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 324 (6.0% of population)

#37. Sutton County

- Population: 3,306
- Born in Texas: 2,657 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 265 (8.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 379 (11.5% of population)

#36. Dickens County

- Population: 1,641
- Born in Texas: 1,319 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 252 (15.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 67 (4.1% of population)

#35. Jasper County

- Population: 32,807
- Born in Texas: 26,407 (80.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,466 (16.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 164 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 770 (2.3% of population)

#34. Houston County

- Population: 22,042
- Born in Texas: 17,801 (80.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,297 (15.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 140 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 804 (3.6% of population)

#33. Robertson County

- Population: 16,973
- Born in Texas: 13,726 (80.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,049 (12.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 236 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 962 (5.7% of population)

#32. Colorado County

- Population: 20,736
- Born in Texas: 16,794 (81.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,141 (10.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 62 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,739 (8.4% of population)

#31. Nolan County

- Population: 14,565
- Born in Texas: 11,850 (81.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,037 (14.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 78 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 600 (4.1% of population)

#30. Wharton County

- Population: 41,651
- Born in Texas: 33,951 (81.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,983 (9.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 227 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,490 (8.4% of population)

#29. Karnes County

- Population: 14,819
- Born in Texas: 12,140 (81.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,551 (10.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 80 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,048 (7.1% of population)

#28. Delta County

- Population: 5,345
- Born in Texas: 4,379 (81.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 887 (16.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 15 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 64 (1.2% of population)

#27. Throckmorton County

- Population: 1,589
- Born in Texas: 1,304 (82.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 238 (15.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 47 (3.0% of population)

#26. Bee County

- Population: 31,000
- Born in Texas: 25,496 (82.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,945 (12.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 232 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,327 (4.3% of population)

#25. Mason County

- Population: 3,951
- Born in Texas: 3,256 (82.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 541 (13.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 149 (3.8% of population)

#24. Runnels County

- Population: 9,880
- Born in Texas: 8,147 (82.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,234 (12.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 86 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 413 (4.2% of population)

#23. Stonewall County

- Population: 1,244
- Born in Texas: 1,026 (82.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 195 (15.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 23 (1.8% of population)

#22. Dawson County

- Population: 12,311
- Born in Texas: 10,184 (82.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,310 (10.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 54 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 763 (6.2% of population)

#21. Reagan County

- Population: 3,259
- Born in Texas: 2,709 (83.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 191 (5.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 347 (10.6% of population)

#20. Borden County

- Population: 723
- Born in Texas: 601 (83.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 100 (13.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 15 (2.1% of population)

#19. Cottle County

- Population: 1,302
- Born in Texas: 1,084 (83.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 209 (16.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

#18. Fisher County

- Population: 3,661
- Born in Texas: 3,049 (83.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 449 (12.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 20 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 143 (3.9% of population)

#17. Foard County

- Population: 1,079
- Born in Texas: 901 (83.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 167 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 11 (1.0% of population)

#16. Lavaca County

- Population: 20,479
- Born in Texas: 17,187 (83.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,011 (9.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 63 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,218 (5.9% of population)

#15. Zavala County

- Population: 9,532
- Born in Texas: 8,001 (83.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 891 (9.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 72 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 568 (6.0% of population)

#14. Brooks County

- Population: 6,987
- Born in Texas: 5,884 (84.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 528 (7.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 558 (8.0% of population)

#13. Menard County

- Population: 1,964
- Born in Texas: 1,654 (84.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 203 (10.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 15 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 92 (4.7% of population)

#12. Jim Wells County

- Population: 38,863
- Born in Texas: 32,853 (84.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,031 (10.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 177 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,802 (4.6% of population)

#11. Irion County

- Population: 1,432
- Born in Texas: 1,217 (85.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 155 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 56 (3.9% of population)

#10. Kent County

- Population: 727
- Born in Texas: 621 (85.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 96 (13.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 2 (0.3% of population)

#9. Lynn County

- Population: 5,667
- Born in Texas: 4,845 (85.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 539 (9.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 65 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 218 (3.8% of population)

#8. DeWitt County

- Population: 19,853
- Born in Texas: 17,149 (86.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,115 (10.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 70 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 519 (2.6% of population)

#7. Goliad County

- Population: 7,096
- Born in Texas: 6,175 (87.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 564 (7.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 28 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 329 (4.6% of population)

#6. Terrell County

- Population: 851
- Born in Texas: 741 (87.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 86 (10.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 17 (2.0% of population)

#5. Shackelford County

- Population: 3,169
- Born in Texas: 2,766 (87.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 365 (11.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 33 (1.0% of population)

#4. Refugio County

- Population: 6,693
- Born in Texas: 5,848 (87.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 691 (10.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 152 (2.3% of population)

#3. McMullen County

- Population: 623
- Born in Texas: 578 (92.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21 (3.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 22 (3.5% of population)

#2. Jim Hogg County

- Population: 4,797
- Born in Texas: 4,514 (94.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 172 (3.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 42 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 69 (1.4% of population)

#1. Duval County

- Population: 9,824
- Born in Texas: 9,385 (95.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 300 (3.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 23 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 116 (1.2% of population)

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