Clay County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Clay County, Illinois

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Clay County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.8%

Foreign Born

0.2%

Naturalized

0.1%

US Citizens

99.9%

Clay County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Clay County, Illinois Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Clay County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	13,052	0.2%	99.8%
2023	13,173	0.2%	99.8%
2022	13,248	0.4%	99.6%
2021	13,313	0.2%	99.8%
2020	13,217	0.4%	99.6%
2019	13,287	0.5%	99.5%
2018	13,338	1.0%	99.0%
2017	13,393	1.5%	98.5%
2016	13,466	1.2%	98.8%
2015	13,582	1.0%	99.0%
2014	13,675	0.9%	99.1%
2013	13,744	0.9%	99.1%
2012	13,828	0.7%	99.3%
2011	13,862	0.8%	99.2%
2010	13,927	0.8%	99.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Clay County, Illinois

Approximately 0.2% of residents in Clay County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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