Shelby County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.4%

Foreign Born

1.6%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

98.8%

Shelby County, Iowa Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Shelby County, Iowa Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202411,7781.6%98.4%
202311,7571.2%98.8%
202211,7371.9%98.1%
202111,7502.0%98.0%
202011,5442.3%97.7%
201911,6061.9%98.1%
201811,6941.7%98.3%
201711,7722.2%97.8%
201611,9442.3%97.7%
201511,9922.1%97.9%
201412,0341.8%98.2%
201312,0882.0%98.0%
201212,1581.3%98.7%
201112,2421.1%98.9%
201012,3280.5%99.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Shelby County, Iowa

Approximately 1.6% of residents in Shelby County, Iowa were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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