Shelby County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Shelby County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.0%

Foreign Born

1.0%

Naturalized

0.7%

US Citizens

99.7%

Shelby County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Shelby 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.

Shelby County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	20,720	1.0%	99.0%
2023	20,867	1.3%	98.7%
2022	21,042	1.2%	98.8%
2021	21,160	1.0%	99.0%
2020	21,623	1.1%	98.9%
2019	21,737	0.5%	99.5%
2018	21,832	0.3%	99.7%
2017	21,906	0.4%	99.6%
2016	22,011	0.4%	99.6%
2015	22,115	0.4%	99.6%
2014	22,216	0.6%	99.4%
2013	22,266	0.6%	99.4%
2012	22,316	0.9%	99.1%
2011	22,330	0.9%	99.1%
2010	22,362	1.0%	99.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Shelby County, Illinois

Approximately 1.0% of residents in Shelby County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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