Richland County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Richland County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.6%

Foreign Born

1.4%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

99.0%

Richland County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Richland 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.

Richland County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	15,598	1.4%	98.6%
2023	15,675	1.4%	98.6%
2022	15,716	1.7%	98.3%
2021	15,876	1.7%	98.3%
2020	15,677	1.5%	98.5%
2019	15,766	1.6%	98.4%
2018	15,881	2.1%	97.9%
2017	15,953	1.8%	98.2%
2016	16,072	1.4%	98.6%
2015	16,127	1.3%	98.7%
2014	16,144	1.3%	98.7%
2013	16,213	1.6%	98.4%
2012	16,181	2.1%	97.9%
2011	16,180	2.3%	97.7%
2010	16,166	1.4%	98.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Richland County, Illinois

Approximately 1.4% of residents in Richland County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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