Nelson County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Nelson County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.3%

Foreign Born

2.7%

Naturalized

0.9%

US Citizens

98.2%

Nelson County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Nelson 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.

Nelson County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	47,606	2.7%	97.3%
2023	47,102	2.2%	97.8%
2022	46,779	1.9%	98.1%
2021	46,440	1.6%	98.4%
2020	45,915	1.2%	98.8%
2019	45,650	1.0%	99.0%
2018	45,388	1.3%	98.7%
2017	45,131	1.3%	98.7%
2016	44,875	1.1%	98.9%
2015	44,564	1.2%	98.8%
2014	44,254	1.5%	98.5%
2013	43,905	1.3%	98.7%
2012	43,500	1.4%	98.6%
2011	43,026	1.5%	98.5%
2010	42,523	1.6%	98.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Nelson County, Kentucky

Approximately 2.7% of residents in Nelson County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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