Shawnee County, Kansas Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Shawnee County, Kansas

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Shawnee County, Kansas Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.9%

Foreign Born

4.1%

Naturalized

1.5%

US Citizens

97.4%

Shawnee County, Kansas Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Shawnee County, Kansas Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Shawnee County, Kansas Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	178,025	4.1%	95.9%
2023	178,315	4.2%	95.8%
2022	178,625	4.2%	95.8%
2021	179,053	4.1%	95.9%
2020	177,293	3.9%	96.1%
2019	177,852	4.1%	95.9%
2018	178,284	4.1%	95.9%
2017	178,392	4.3%	95.7%
2016	178,567	4.4%	95.6%
2015	178,792	4.5%	95.5%
2014	178,600	4.5%	95.5%
2013	178,378	4.6%	95.4%
2012	177,688	4.3%	95.7%
2011	176,723	4.5%	95.5%
2010	175,537	4.3%	95.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Shawnee County, Kansas

Approximately 4.1% of residents in Shawnee County, Kansas were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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