Mercer County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Mercer County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.1%

Foreign Born

2.9%

Naturalized

0.6%

US Citizens

97.7%

Mercer County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Mercer 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.

Mercer County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	23,028	2.9%	97.1%
2023	22,824	2.8%	97.2%
2022	22,662	2.2%	97.8%
2021	22,470	2.6%	97.4%
2020	21,690	2.7%	97.3%
2019	21,592	2.1%	97.9%
2018	21,516	2.7%	97.3%
2017	21,378	2.7%	97.3%
2016	21,411	2.1%	97.9%
2015	21,342	2.2%	97.8%
2014	21,311	1.8%	98.2%
2013	21,313	1.4%	98.6%
2012	21,283	1.1%	98.9%
2011	21,289	0.9%	99.1%
2010	21,272	0.7%	99.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Mercer County, Kentucky

Approximately 2.9% of residents in Mercer County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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