Palo Alto County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Palo Alto County, Iowa

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Palo Alto County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.5%

Foreign Born

2.5%

Naturalized

1.4%

US Citizens

99.0%

Palo Alto County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Palo Alto 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.

Palo Alto County, Iowa Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	8,863	2.5%	97.5%
2023	8,902	2.2%	97.8%
2022	8,938	2.1%	97.9%
2021	8,996	2.4%	97.6%
2020	8,941	2.0%	98.0%
2019	9,003	2.5%	97.5%
2018	9,055	3.3%	96.7%
2017	9,110	3.1%	96.9%
2016	9,155	2.3%	97.7%
2015	9,208	2.4%	97.6%
2014	9,263	2.0%	98.0%
2013	9,352	1.3%	98.7%
2012	9,402	1.2%	98.8%
2011	9,478	0.9%	99.1%
2010	9,508	0.6%	99.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Palo Alto County, Iowa

Approximately 2.5% of residents in Palo Alto County, Iowa 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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