Jefferson County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Jefferson County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.1%

Foreign Born

1.9%

Naturalized

1.0%

US Citizens

99.2%

Jefferson County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Jefferson 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.

Jefferson County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	36,550	1.9%	98.1%
2023	36,808	1.8%	98.2%
2022	37,043	1.7%	98.3%
2021	37,362	1.9%	98.1%
2020	37,774	1.8%	98.2%
2019	37,985	2.0%	98.0%
2018	38,169	1.9%	98.1%
2017	38,358	1.8%	98.2%
2016	38,523	1.7%	98.3%
2015	38,578	1.7%	98.3%
2014	38,716	1.5%	98.5%
2013	38,769	1.3%	98.7%
2012	38,908	1.6%	98.4%
2011	39,032	1.2%	98.8%
2010	39,202	1.2%	98.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Jefferson County, Illinois

Approximately 1.9% of residents in Jefferson County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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