Jefferson County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Jefferson County, Iowa

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Jefferson County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

85.9%

Foreign Born

14.1%

Naturalized

2.9%

US Citizens

88.8%

Jefferson County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Jefferson County, Iowa Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Jefferson County, Iowa Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	15,705	14.1%	85.9%
2023	15,676	11.8%	88.2%
2022	15,785	11.9%	88.1%
2021	15,846	12.0%	88.0%
2020	18,153	13.1%	86.9%
2019	18,148	9.3%	90.7%
2018	18,077	11.1%	88.9%
2017	17,945	10.9%	89.1%
2016	17,662	12.1%	87.9%
2015	17,318	13.8%	86.2%
2014	17,102	14.5%	85.5%
2013	16,800	12.0%	88.0%
2012	16,791	11.3%	88.7%
2011	16,721	11.5%	88.5%
2010	16,643	12.4%	87.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Jefferson County, Iowa

Approximately 14.1% of residents in Jefferson County, Iowa were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 88.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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