Lee County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Lee County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.8%

Foreign Born

2.2%

Naturalized

0.8%

US Citizens

98.6%

Lee County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lee 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.

Lee County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	33,869	2.2%	97.8%
2023	34,058	2.3%	97.7%
2022	34,221	2.3%	97.7%
2021	34,373	2.5%	97.5%
2020	34,204	2.8%	97.2%
2019	34,389	2.5%	97.5%
2018	34,527	2.8%	97.2%
2017	34,670	2.9%	97.1%
2016	34,718	2.7%	97.3%
2015	35,027	2.7%	97.3%
2014	35,248	2.4%	97.6%
2013	35,535	2.3%	97.7%
2012	35,778	2.2%	97.8%
2011	36,012	2.1%	97.9%
2010	36,100	2.0%	98.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lee County, Illinois

Approximately 2.2% of residents in Lee County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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