Shelby County, Alabama Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Shelby County, Alabama

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Shelby County, Alabama Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.5%

Foreign Born

5.5%

Naturalized

2.6%

US Citizens

97.1%

Shelby County, Alabama Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Shelby County, Alabama Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Shelby County, Alabama Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	230,211	5.5%	94.5%
2023	226,955	5.6%	94.4%
2022	223,916	5.0%	95.0%
2021	220,780	5.0%	95.0%
2020	216,350	5.0%	95.0%
2019	213,432	5.6%	94.4%
2018	211,261	5.3%	94.7%
2017	208,721	5.3%	94.7%
2016	205,951	5.5%	94.5%
2015	203,530	5.6%	94.4%
2014	201,168	5.6%	94.4%
2013	198,366	6.0%	94.0%
2012	195,237	6.1%	93.9%
2011	191,705	5.9%	94.1%
2010	187,880	5.6%	94.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Shelby County, Alabama

Approximately 5.5% of residents in Shelby County, Alabama were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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