Fayette County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Fayette County, Kentucky

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Fayette County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

88.1%

Foreign Born

11.9%

Naturalized

4.2%

US Citizens

92.3%

Fayette County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Fayette County, Kentucky Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Fayette County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	323,725	11.9%	88.1%
2023	321,122	11.0%	89.0%
2022	321,276	10.2%	89.8%
2021	321,354	10.1%	89.9%
2020	322,200	10.0%	90.0%
2019	320,601	9.7%	90.3%
2018	318,734	9.5%	90.5%
2017	315,109	9.1%	90.9%
2016	311,529	8.9%	91.1%
2015	308,306	8.8%	91.2%
2014	304,473	9.1%	90.9%
2013	300,843	8.9%	91.1%
2012	296,766	8.6%	91.4%
2011	292,370	8.5%	91.5%
2010	288,045	8.5%	91.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Fayette County, Kentucky

Approximately 11.9% of residents in Fayette County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 92.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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