DeKalb County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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DeKalb County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

93.6%

Foreign Born

6.4%

Naturalized

2.9%

US Citizens

96.5%

DeKalb County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

DeKalb 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.

DeKalb County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	100,703	6.4%	93.6%
2023	100,512	6.4%	93.6%
2022	100,686	6.5%	93.5%
2021	100,922	7.1%	92.9%
2020	104,588	6.5%	93.5%
2019	104,366	6.5%	93.5%
2018	104,200	6.9%	93.1%
2017	104,473	6.9%	93.1%
2016	104,458	6.6%	93.4%
2015	104,345	6.7%	93.3%
2014	104,919	7.1%	92.9%
2013	104,820	6.9%	93.1%
2012	104,820	7.1%	92.9%
2011	104,684	7.3%	92.7%
2010	104,026	7.0%	93.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for DeKalb County, Illinois

Approximately 6.4% of residents in DeKalb County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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