Wayne County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Wayne County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.3%

Foreign Born

1.7%

Naturalized

1.2%

US Citizens

99.4%

Wayne County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Wayne 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.

Wayne County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	19,602	1.7%	98.3%
2023	19,592	2.4%	97.6%
2022	19,666	2.8%	97.2%
2021	19,743	2.7%	97.3%
2020	20,447	2.6%	97.4%
2019	20,546	2.2%	97.8%
2018	20,609	1.3%	98.7%
2017	20,692	0.5%	99.5%
2016	20,557	1.3%	98.7%
2015	20,655	1.1%	98.9%
2014	20,728	1.1%	98.9%
2013	20,797	1.2%	98.8%
2012	20,819	1.3%	98.7%
2011	20,807	1.1%	98.9%
2010	20,716	1.4%	98.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wayne County, Kentucky

Approximately 1.7% of residents in Wayne County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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