Harlan County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Harlan County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.6%

Foreign Born

0.4%

Naturalized

0.3%

US Citizens

99.9%

Harlan County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Harlan 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.

Harlan County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	25,772	0.4%	99.6%
2023	26,185	0.2%	99.8%
2022	26,589	0.4%	99.6%
2021	26,921	0.4%	99.6%
2020	26,307	0.6%	99.4%
2019	26,699	0.6%	99.4%
2018	27,134	0.7%	99.3%
2017	27,548	0.7%	99.3%
2016	28,031	0.6%	99.4%
2015	28,400	0.6%	99.4%
2014	28,744	0.7%	99.3%
2013	29,012	0.4%	99.6%
2012	29,210	0.4%	99.6%
2011	29,479	0.3%	99.7%
2010	29,688	0.2%	99.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Harlan County, Kentucky

Approximately 0.4% of residents in Harlan County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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