Knox County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Knox County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

96.8%

Foreign Born

3.2%

Naturalized

1.0%

US Citizens

97.9%

Knox County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Knox 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.

Knox County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	49,046	3.2%	96.8%
2023	49,294	3.3%	96.7%
2022	49,751	3.3%	96.7%
2021	50,193	3.1%	96.9%
2020	50,052	3.1%	96.9%
2019	50,508	3.3%	96.7%
2018	50,999	3.2%	96.8%
2017	51,374	2.9%	97.1%
2016	51,752	2.8%	97.2%
2015	52,112	2.6%	97.4%
2014	52,447	2.1%	97.9%
2013	52,545	2.2%	97.8%
2012	52,698	2.4%	97.6%
2011	52,881	2.0%	98.0%
2010	52,932	2.0%	98.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Knox County, Illinois

Approximately 3.2% of residents in Knox County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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