Letcher County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Letcher County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.3%

Foreign Born

0.7%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

99.7%

Letcher County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Letcher 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.

Letcher County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	20,808	0.7%	99.3%
2023	21,146	0.4%	99.6%
2022	21,490	0.4%	99.6%
2021	21,784	0.5%	99.5%
2020	21,936	0.6%	99.4%
2019	22,295	0.4%	99.6%
2018	22,676	0.4%	99.6%
2017	23,011	0.5%	99.5%
2016	23,382	0.3%	99.7%
2015	23,671	0.7%	99.3%
2014	23,965	0.3%	99.7%
2013	24,202	0.4%	99.6%
2012	24,336	0.3%	99.7%
2011	24,449	0.4%	99.6%
2010	24,462	0.4%	99.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Letcher County, Kentucky

Approximately 0.7% of residents in Letcher County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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