Union County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Union County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.0%

Foreign Born

3.0%

Naturalized

1.5%

US Citizens

98.5%

Union County, Illinois Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Union 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.

Union County, Illinois Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	16,997	3.0%	97.0%
2023	16,972	2.9%	97.1%
2022	17,122	2.7%	97.3%
2021	17,259	2.3%	97.7%
2020	16,829	2.8%	97.2%
2019	16,968	2.8%	97.2%
2018	17,127	3.2%	96.8%
2017	17,267	2.9%	97.1%
2016	17,458	2.6%	97.4%
2015	17,551	2.8%	97.2%
2014	17,620	3.0%	97.0%
2013	17,722	2.8%	97.2%
2012	17,799	2.8%	97.2%
2011	17,883	3.2%	96.8%
2010	17,959	2.4%	97.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Union County, Illinois

Approximately 3.0% of residents in Union County, Illinois were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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